Apr 10, 2023 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is sponsoring several events in April to foster community involvement and promote local opportunities to her constituents. “I hope you’ll join me to beautify our natural environment, learn more about how to solve...
Mar 30, 2023 | Ford, Hernandez B, Nichols
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Cyril Nichols, D-Chicago, will be joined by House colleagues La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago and Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, at a press conference in the State Capitol Blue Room at 11:30am on Thursday, March 30 to discuss the new Higher...
Mar 20, 2023 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, recently advanced her measure to focus on humane treatment for cats and limit the practice of declawing out of the House of Representatives. “The science is clear: cat declawing can cause serious enduring...
Feb 27, 2023 | Hernandez B, Hirschauer, Moeller
Gun violence is a uniquely American public health epidemic; while we know the remedies, public officials likeSheriff Ron Hain refuse to prescribe them. We are fighting every day for those remedies, so on one point we agreewith what the Sheriff said in this Daily...
Feb 22, 2023 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill focused on humane treatment for cats by limiting declawing is progressioning through the House of Representatives thanks to state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora. “As a cat owner, I know scratches can sting, and declawing used to be a...
Feb 15, 2023 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, issued the following response to Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State address on Wednesday: “With higher credit ratings, lower debt and a replenished rainy day fund, Illinois is enjoying the soundest financial...