• 04/28/2017	SEN. AQUINO STATEMENT ON CPS LAWSUIT VERDICT
  	“90 percent of students in CPS are students of color. If we truly believe that education is a solution to inequality, it is time to start acting like it." -State Sen. Omar Aquino

• 04/27/2017	STATE SEN. AQUINO: $15 AN HOUR GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino spoke at a rally in support of #FightFor15, a movement to raise the minimum wage for service industry workers.

• 04/19/2017	TAX RETURNS AN ISSUE OF TRANSPARENCY, NOT PARTY
  	Sen. Aquino sponsors a measure that would require both presidential and vice presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns to appear on the Illinois general election ballot.

• 04/13/2017	The Children's Place Association is hurting, like many others
  	The Children's Place Association in Humboldt Park is one of many social service providers suffering without a state budget.

• 04/05/2017	PROPOSAL TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENT DENTAL CARE MOVES FORWARD

• 04/04/2017	SEN. AQUINO SHOCKED BY DISORGANIZATION IN STATE HUMAN SERVICES
  	With no information available on how proposed program cuts will affect the state’s black and Latino communities, State Sen. Omar Aquino expressed disappointment with an incomplete budget plan for Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Department of Human Services.

• 03/31/2017	YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL LEGISLATION HEADS TO FULL SENATE
  	“The Youth Advisory Council will help us in the General Assembly to better serve the next generation.” –State Sen. Omar Aquino

• 03/28/2017	REPUBLICAN CPS FUNDING PLAN AN EMPTY PROMISE
  	"Perhaps the governor should think twice before grabbing his veto pen and before tweeting at a proud CPS alum like Chance the Rapper.”

• 03/27/2017	AQUINO RESPONDS TO ICE SHOOTING OF BELMONT-CRAGIN MAN
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino responds to the March 27, 2017 shooting of a local man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

• 03/21/2017	ILLINOIS SENATE CONSIDERS ALLOWING UNDOCUMENTED PHARMACISTS
  	"We have people that want to be productive workers in our state. We should allow people who are otherwise qualified to do these jobs to get a license from the state."

• 03/09/2017	AQUINO EXPRESES SUPPORT FOR NOBLE CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER UNIONIZATION
  	"When teachers are brought to the table and given a voice, the quality of education improves."

• 02/17/2017	RAUNER BUDGET CUTS FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS
  	"Maybe it's Trump who's taking his anti-immigrant cues from Rauner." -State Sen. Omar Aquino

• 02/13/2017	IT IS TIME FOR GOVERNOR RAUNER TO DO HIS JOB
  	"We should not be in such a dire position that we must consider stopping payments to state employees."

• 12/09/2016	AQUINO: THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SHOULD PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
  	In response to the University of Illinois deciding not to become a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicago) issued the following statement.

• 12/09/2016	AQUINO: LA UNIVERSIDAD DE ILLINOIS DEBE PROVEER UN ESPACIO SEGURO A LOS ESTUDIANTES INDOCUMENTADOS
  	En respuesta a la decisión de la Universidad de Illinois de no convertir su campus en santuarios para los estudiantes indocumentados, el Senador estatal, Omar Aquino (D-Chicago), dio a conocer la siguiente declaración.

• 11/15/2016	AQUINO SUPPORTS AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION VETO OVERRIDE
  	State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicago 2nd) voted to override the governor’s veto of legislation that creates a process for eligible voters to be automatically registered when they visit facilities ran by the Secretary of State’s office and other state agencies.

• 08/04/2016	HUMBOLDT PARK TO CELEBRATE NEIGHBORHOOD BEACH REOPENING
  	Humboldt Park residents once again will be able to enjoy their neighborhood beach after the Chicago Park District completes renovations for its reopening, which is planned for August 5.

• 07/01/2016	YOUNGEST-EVER LATINO TO BE SWORN AS 2ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT STATE SENATOR
  	State Senator Omar Aquino to become youngest-ever Latino member of the Illinois State Senate and youngest State Senators in Illinois Histor

• 11/30/-0001
  	State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, released the following statement after helping to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of the Debt Transparency Act.

• 11/30/-0001	SENATOR AQUINO REACTS TO FEDERAL JUDGE

• 11/30/-0001	AQUINO MEASURE TO EXPAND VOTING ACCESS AND EDUCATION IN COUNTY JAILS PASSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  	Inmates in Illinois county jails who have not been convicted of a crime would be guaranteed an opportunity to vote under legislation advanced out of the Illinois Senate today by State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicago).

• 11/30/-0001	Aquino stands up for women’s reproductive rights
  	While we knew this day was coming, I don’t think anyone can be fully prepared for the devastating impact of this attack on women’s reproductive rights.

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