Feb 18, 2026 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, responded to the Governor’s annual budget address on Wednesday, releasing a statement to establish her commitment to a state budget focused on families’ budgets: “The federal administration has...
Jan 16, 2026 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – Completing years of work from reformers, law enforcement and business leaders, the transformational “clean slate” criminal justice reforms that state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, helped pass last fall were signed into law today. “When formerly...
Dec 16, 2025 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – Buses and trains will be safer, more reliable, and more efficiently managed under a major transit reform package law passed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora. “Millions of Illinoisans depend on public transit to go to their job, to go to school,...
Dec 9, 2025 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, helped pass major new reforms to protect people in hospitals, institutions of higher education, courthouses and childcare centers from constitutional abuse by law enforcement officials, which were signed into law...
Nov 17, 2025 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, delivered transformational ‘clean slate’ justice reforms, bringing together reformers, law enforcement and business leaders to expand opportunity for employment, housing and education by creating an automatic...
Nov 6, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, aided in the passage of a major transit reform package through the House last week to restructure Illinois’ transit and prioritize safety, reliability, and responsible governance. “We are going to give...