Latino Caucus Responds to Illegitimate Lawsuit Attempting to Erode Civil Rights of Immigrants

Mar 11, 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 illegitimate lawsuit by four county sheriffs who are defending the extrajudicial detention of immigrants that allows some of these interests to benefit from...

Ortiz Introduces Measure Pushing for ‘Medicaid for All’

Feb 14, 2020 | Ortiz

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago, is laying the groundwork for a state health care for all program by introducing legislation to study the feasibility of creating a Medicaid buy-in program. Ortiz’s push for Medicaid for All  would allow Illinois...

Ortiz Cracks Down on Red Light Cameras

Feb 13, 2020 | Ortiz

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In light of recent corruption scandals regarding red light cameras, state Rep. Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago, is championing legislation that would prohibit units of local government from relying on them as way to raise revenue. “It’s infuriating to know...

Latino Caucus Looks to Continue Lifting Up Illinois Families, Crack Down on Corruption

Jan 29, 2020 | Andrade, Crespo, Delgado, Gonzalez, Guzzardi, Hernandez B, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Willis, Zalewski

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, released the following statement on behalf of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State Address:    “Over the past year, Latino Caucus members were...