Mar 19, 2019 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to fighting back against the bigotry of Donald Trump, state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, is urging the newly Democratic U.S. House of Representatives to pass protections for the thousands of young people whose livelihood...
Mar 7, 2019 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to enacting state-level protections to push back against the bigotry of Donald Trump, state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, is sponsoring legislation that would ensure the safety and accessibility of public facilities like...
Feb 27, 2019 | Andrade, Arroyo, Crespo, Guzzardi, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Villanueva, Willis, Zalewski
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus commends Governor J.B. Pritzker’s commitment to diversity in appointing Dr. Carmen Ayala as the superintendent of the Illinois State Board of Education, making her not only the first Latina, but the first...
Feb 22, 2019 | Hernandez L
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, released the following statement following her selection as assistant majority leader of the House of Representatives: “It is an honor to have been nominated by my fellow Latino Caucus members to...
Feb 20, 2019 | Andrade, Arroyo, Crespo, Guzzardi, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Villanueva, Willis, Zalewski
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address: “Under the reckless leadership of Bruce Rauner, services that lift up immigrants and Latino working families were cut year after...
Feb 15, 2019 | Andrade, Arroyo, Crespo, Guzzardi, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Villanueva, Willis, Zalewski
CHICAGO – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement condemning President Donald Trump for fabricating an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border in order bypass Congress, hide his own failures and build a wall that an overwhelming majority of...