CityLink to Celebrate 16th Annual Jerome Lilly Passenger Appreciation Day on April 17

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, CityLink will celebrate its 16th Annual Passenger Appreciation Day to honor Jerome Lilly by providing free rides to passengers all day on CityLink fixed-route buses, CityLift paratransit vehicles and CountyLink rural transportation vehicles. Jerome Lilly, who was a beloved General Manager of CityLink, passed away unexpectedly in 2007. Passenger Appreciation Day is observed on April 20 (or a nearby date if it falls on a weekend or holiday) in honor of Lilly’s birthday anniversary. The downtown CityLink Transit Center was dedicated in Jerome Lilly’s honor on April 19, 2009.

This year, there will be a free giveaway for each passenger who stops by the Transit Center lobby between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on April 17. The giveaway item will be available while supplies last.

“We are pleased to continue our tradition of Jerome Lilly Passenger Appreciation Day on April 17. We want to take this opportunity to thank our passengers for their dedicated support of the public transit services we provide.”
~CityLink General Interim Manager Kofi Kisseh

For questions regarding CityLink service, routes, and hours of operation, please call 309-676-4040.