Despite the Governor’s statements about “full funding of schools” many school districts are at least two payments, if not more in arrears on the receipt of mandated categorical. Mandated categorials are payments to local school districts such as for Special Education, Summer School, and Transportation. In addition, the Governor’s…
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WBGZ Radio 5/30/2017 |By RFD Radio Network The arcane rules that surround how the state can purchase the goods and services may be changing. The House approved changes for the regulations that tell departments, agencies and universities how they can buy things. Inside of government it called procurement and it’s…
Read MoreThe Illinois budget impasse has been a disaster for the state’s human service infrastructure. The most respected and prominent human service providers are being run out of our state. Entire human service programs – like homeless services and sexual assault prevention – are in danger of going extinct in Illinois.…
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, is continuing his work to protect middle-class families, the elderly and some of Illinois’ most vulnerable residents from the devastating effects of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s impending government shutdown. Riley is pushing to continue funding for critical in-home care for seniors, services for…
Read MoreBy Phil Kadner – June 4, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. Daily Southtown Southland legislators derided Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to cut funding for the proposed Illiana toll road and contend that the action continues a pattern of disregard for their economically embattled communities. Rauner, a Republican, announced this week that…
Read MoreThere will be an effort in Springfield to preserve state funding for Amtrak. Amtrak runs eight trains a day between Chicago and Downstate Illinois and seven to Milwaukee that are state-subsidized to the tune of $42 million. The governor’s budget proposal cuts that figure to $26 million, which would mean…
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March 26, 2015 – Dave Dahl – Illinois Radio Network Proposed budget cuts have advocates concerned about the impact on many areas, and preventing cancer is one of them. “Early detection prevents death,” says State Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields), hoping to reverse a $10 million cut proposed for the…
Read MoreOne state lawmaker is calling out the city of Springfield, a local engineering firm, and any other agencies that he believes withheld information from the public about a historical find in the capital city. Thursday, Rep. Al Riley said he’s concerned about a gap of several months from when Hanson…
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill – State Rep. Al Riley is concerned about the proposed cuts to the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP). The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) program has been providing breast and cervical cancer screenings to the women of Illinois since 1995. This year, the…
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By Mike Nolan – Southtown Star – Updated October 10, 2014 2:13 A.M. A key Chicago-area planning agency on Thursday agreed to keep the Illiana Tollway as part of the region’s long-range transportation plan despite strong opposition that it would be an overly costly “road to nowhere.” As it did…
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