• 10/23/2017	IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE DISPLACED BY HURRICANES
  	The City of Chicago is offering to assist people displaced by the hurricanes that struck the Caribbean.

• 10/06/2017	AQUINO CALLS FOR UNITY TO HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANE MARIA
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, reacted to the devastation in Puerto Rico with a call for unity.

• 09/28/2017	AQUINO: PRO-CHOICE LAW A VICTORY FOR GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, gives credit to grassroots organizing efforts for the passage of House Bill 40, a crucial piece of pro-choice legislation.

• 09/26/2017	NEW LAW INCREASES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
  	Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, helped pass a law that will increase access to medical care by giving advanced practice nurses more authority and accountability.

• 09/06/2017	AQUINO STATEMENT ON TRUMP RESCINDING DACA
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it will begin to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which began in 2012.

• 08/28/2017	ILLINOIS TRUST ACT SIGNED INTO LAW
  	Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed the Illinois Trust Act into law. The new law seeks to protect immigrants from government overreach and unlawful arrest.

• 08/25/2017	GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEBSITE TO INCLUDE FREE TRANSLATION SOFTWARE
  	Legislation introduced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, will require free translation software to be embedded into the General Assembly's website within a year.

• 08/25/2017	OVER 1,000 ATTEND NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH FAIR

• 08/24/2017	PRISONER ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM SIGNED INTO LAW
  	A measure sponsored by state Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, which establishes an entrepreneurship training pilot program for Illinois prison inmates, became law.

• 08/22/2017	MEASURE TO MAINTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF BENEFIT RECIPIENTS SIGNED INTO LAW
  	A new law would collect better demographic data on recipients of state benefit programs.

• 08/21/2017	ANTI-HATE CRIME LEGISLATION SIGNED INTO LAW
  	A measure to strengthen hate crime laws sponsored by Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, was signed into law on August 18, 2017.

• 08/14/2017	AQUINO RESPONDS TO VIRGINIA ATTACK
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino's statement on the events of August 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

• 08/13/2017	AQUINO VOTES AGAINST RAUNER'S CUTS TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUNDING
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1, a comprehensive school funding reform measure. Rauner’s override would have stripped millions of dollars from Chicago Public Schools.

• 08/11/2017	PRE-K PROGRAM FUNDING IN CHICAGO INCREASES UNDER NEW LAW
  	Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law that will dedicate more funding to infant and toddler early childhood education programs.

• 08/01/2017	AQUINO: RAUNER VETO "A SLAP IN THE FACE" FOR CHICAGO
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a school funding reform measure.

• 07/04/2017	SEN. AQUINO STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF BALANCED BUDGET PLAN
  	Sen. Aquino released the following statement after voting to pass a full-year, balanced state budget.

• 06/29/2017	BUDGET CRISIS CREATES CHALLENGES FOR CHICAGO HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
  	Sen. Aquino discussed the importance of a balanced budget to end the chaos affecting organizations like Erie Family Health Center and community-based health providers across Illinois.

• 06/20/2017	DISTRICT ROADWORK PROJECTS WOULD CONTINUE WITH SUPPORT OF SENATE'S BUDGET
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, a Democrat from Chicago, called on fellow lawmakers to avoid stopping road work projects by approving the Senate’s spending plan.

• 05/31/2017	SENATE APPROVES CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEASURE
  	“By giving every neighborhood a voice in the process, we are taking an important step toward equitable representation.” –State Sen. Omar Aquino

• 05/31/2017	EL SENADO APRUEBA UNA MEDIDA QUE PERMITE ELEGIR LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DE LAS ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS DE CHICAGO
  	"Dando voz a cada uno de los vecindarios en el proceso, estamos dando un paso importante hacia una representación equitativa." -Senador estatal Omar Aquino

• 05/30/2017	ILLINOIS SENATE PASSES MEASURE TO MAINTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF BENEFIT RECIPIENTS
  	“There is a reason the federal government tracks this information,” Aquino said. “In order to govern better, you need to measure. This is a smart, good government innovation. Better data means better government.”

• 05/29/2017	SENATE APPROVES PRISONER ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM
  	The Illinois Senate approved a plan to create a pilot program to teach prison inmates business and entrepreneurship skills.

• 05/23/2017	AQUINO VOTES FOR BALANCED BUDGET
  	The Illinois Senate voted to approve a balanced budget.

• 05/16/2017	SEN. AQUINO RELEASES STATEMENT ON FEDERAL SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino discusses a federal plan to bring education vouchers to Illinois.

• 05/10/2017	SENATE PASSES LEGISLATION TO CREATE FREE TRANSLATIONS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEBSITE
  	The measure would require the state to embed free online translation technology into ilga.gov within one year of passage.

• 05/10/2017	Aprueba el Senado una legislación que establece la traducción gratuita del sitio de internet de la Asamblea General
  	El Senado de Illinois aprobó la iniciativa del senador Omar Aquino (D-Chicago) para usar una herramienta gratuita que genera traducciones del sitio web de la Asamblea General.

• 05/09/2017	SEN. AQUINO BACKS ANTI-HATE CRIME LEGISLATION
  	"Let this serve as a clear message that hate has no home in Illinois.” -State Sen. Omar Aquino

• 05/09/2017	SENATE APPROVES PRISONER ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM
  	The Illinois Senate approved a pilot program to teach Illinois prison inmates business and entrepreneurship skills.

• 05/04/2017	TRUST ACT APPROVED BY ILLINOIS SENATE
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino explains why he voted in favor of SB 31, also known as the Illinois Trust Act.

• 05/03/2017	AQUINO PROTECTS LOCAL HOSPITAL FUNDING
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, commented on the Rauner administration’s plan to privatize Illinois’ Medicaid program by potentially slashing millions of dollars in funding for local hospitals.

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