Hernandez Backs Measure to Raise Minimum Salaries for Teachers

Jul 17, 2019 | Hernandez B

AURORA, Ill. – As an effort to address the teacher shortage occurring throughout Illinois, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, recently supported legislation that will raise the required minimum salary for incoming teachers to $40,000.“Teaching is one of the most...

Rep. Didech Asks for Cellphone Donations to Support Troops

Jul 17, 2019 | Didech

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. – To help deployed service members call home, state Rep. Daniel Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, is asking residents for donations of old or unused cell phones. Donations will go to Cell Phones for Soldiers, an organization that lets active duty...

Rep. Barbara Hernandez Convenes Citizen Advisory Committees

Jul 17, 2019 | Hernandez B

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, recently met community members participating in her newly formed citizen advisory committees to discuss major issues facing the state, including our developing education system, the labor rights agenda and...