Dear Neighbor: This is an updated and more detailed version of the End Of Session synopsis that came out in June. Working with many of my General Assembly colleagues representing the southern suburbs, we developed and passed a budget which restored vital funding to public education, public safety and human…
Read MoreMonths of negotiating and attempts to pass common sense legislation to benefit all of Illinois culminated in a hybrid budget that was passed in July. This budget has a combination of both six and twelve month appropriations. This budget measure will fund schools for another year and provide six months…
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…
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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…
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