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Jul 17, 2018
AQUINO: RAUNER’S VOTER PROTECTION IS AN ASSAULT ON MINORITY VOTING RIGHTS
Governor Rauner vetoed legislation today that would end Illinois’ participation in the controversial Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, which is used to detect voters who are registered in more than one state. Critics say the system
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Jul 10, 2018
AQUINO: THERE’S NO ROOM FOR RACISM OR IDLE OFFICERS AT OUR FOREST PRESERVES
State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicago) issued the following statement after a video of a woman being harassed by a white man for wearing a Puerto Rican flag shirt as an officer for the Cook County Forest Preserves stood just steps away:
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May 30, 2018
State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, released the following statement in response to the passage of a balanced budget plan by the Illinois Senate:
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May 29, 2018
AQUINO MEASURE PROMOTING "DUTCH REACH" TO PROTECT CYCLISTS PASSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The “Dutch Reach” method of opening a vehicle door would be included in the Illinois Secretary of State’s Rules of the Road publication under legislation advanced out of the Illinois General Assembly today by State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicag
