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Representative Al Riley (D) - Previous General Assembly (100th)
38th District

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Springfield Office:
Senator 38th District
262-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 558-1007
(217) 557-1664 FAX
 
District Office:
22013 Governors Highway
Richton Park, IL 60471
(708) 799-4364
(708) 799-4481 FAX

Years served: January 2007 - January 2019

Committee assignments: Appropriations-Higher Education; Cities & Villages; Counties & Townships; Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT; Mass Transit (Vice-Chairperson); State Government Administration (Chairperson); Consolidated Subcommittee; Transparency Subcommittee; State Government Subcommittee (Sub-Chairperson); Compensation Subcommittee; Cost Analysis Subcommittee; Public Utilities.

Biography: Urban planner and statistician; born March 4, 1953 in Chicago; bachelor's degree, Economic Geography/Secondary Education, Chicago State University; master's degree, Urban Planning and Policy Analysis and doctoral study in Economic Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago; held executive positions in education, government, medical research and the private sector; former adjunct professor, Business and Public Administration, Governors State University; former trustee, Village of Olympia Fields; former trustee, Rich Township; Supervisor, Rich Township; member, American Institute of Certified Planners, Calumet Council executive board, Boy Scouts of America, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, U.S. Army Reserve.

Associated Representative(s): Michael E. Hastings