Sep 16, 2025 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, continued to fight for lower prices by backing expansions to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that include more seniors and those expansions will become available to Illinois households...
Aug 28, 2025 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. In response to reports of the Defense Department preparing for possible deployment of National Guard members to Chicago, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, issued this statement: “Instead of focusing on challenges facing Illinoisans-such as high...
Aug 22, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Law enforcement agencies will be better equipped to vet potential officers and make independent, merit-based employment decisions under a new law backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, improving police hiring practices following the...
Aug 1, 2025 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – Families and seniors will see relief from prescription drug price gouging under a new law passed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, cracking down on the tactics big pharma middlemen use to artificially inflate the cost of lifesaving medications....
Jun 11, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working to ensure Illinoisans seeking behavioral healthcare are protected from unlicensed providers, including deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, championed a measure cracking down on phony and...
Jun 9, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is fighting to keep guns out of the wrong hands, protect children from accidental shootings and track lost and stolen firearms by passing a new ‘safe storage’ bill through the House and Senate. “Keeping...