Aug 23, 2021 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD – The Senate and House Redistricting Committees will hold a series of public hearings to consider potential changes to legislative boundaries following information recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. At least seven hearings will take place to...
Aug 6, 2021 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez’s, D-Cicero, is combatting the incarceration of children at the U.S.-Mexican border by enacting a law that requires the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPI) to investigate and divest funds away from any...
Aug 6, 2021 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill – A measure spearheaded by State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, that will hold law enforcement accountable to protect immigrant communities from any abuses from the U.S. immigration customs enforcement (ICE) has been signed into law by...
Jul 20, 2021 | Hernandez L
CICERO, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez will be hosting a free community shredding event this Saturday, July 24, with state Rep. Michael Zalewski, D-Riverside. “Theft of personal data has steadily increased in recent years with scammers using both old and...
Jul 8, 2021 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, issued the following statement after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new Medicaid expansion bill into law that includes a measure for increased Medicaid services to undocumented patients of organ...
Jun 28, 2021 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law spearheaded by state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, will assist immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking. “We must support survivors of human trafficking, regardless of their immigration status,” said Hernandez....