Feb 27, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is working to get guns out of dangerous hands by backing legislation to expand the list of people who can file for a firearm restraining order to include employers, coworkers and teachers. “Last year, our...
Feb 26, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is working to combat rising higher education costs and raise awareness of the increasing financial burden colleges and universities place on students by introducing a resolution declaring May 29, 2020 as...
Feb 26, 2020 | Andrade, Crespo, Delgado, Gonzalez, Guzzardi, Hernandez B, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Willis, Zalewski
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement in response to the Republican attempts to misrepresent legislation preventing the extrajudicial detention of immigrants: “While we have made tremendous progress to protect the...
Feb 19, 2020 | Andrade, Delgado, Gonzalez, Guzzardi, Hernandez B, Hernandez L, Mah, Morgan, Ortiz, Ramirez, Willis, Zalewski
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address: “Last year marked a historic moment for working families in Illinois and we’re ready to continue building on that progress...
Feb 19, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, released the following statement in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address to the General Assembly on Wednesday: “I’m committed to building a stronger Illinois, and I will continue to fight to combat...
Feb 10, 2020 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – In remembrance of the victims of the Henry Pratt Company warehouse shooting in 2019, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, issued the following statement: “Nearly one year ago, our community was left devastated by a senseless act of violence. On...