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August 8, 2024

Brookfield and Riverside’s congressman took to foreign soil over the weekend to discuss issues facing the United States and its neighbors here in the Western Hemisphere.

August 8, 2024

During the August District Work Period, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) will partner with Illinois Senator Celina Villanueva, State Representatives Aarón Ortiz and Norma Hernández, Cook County Commissioners Alma Anaya and Frank Aguilar, Chicago Alderpeople Michael D.

August 8, 2024

–Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) is back from leading a congressional delegation to Bogotá for the Panamerican Congress in Colombia.  The organization focuses on "hemispheric cooperation, democracy and the climate crisis." In a statement, Garcia said he's concerned about an "increasingly coordinated group of right-wing politicians, who use election denial, lawfare and repression to

August 2, 2024

Following a July audit on the Berkeley Environmental Health Division’s failure to meet food safety inspection targets, Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting reviewed the audit alongs

June 27, 2024

Federal grant money secured by Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García and Former House Representative Jim Durkin, along with contributions from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS), the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Hinsdale Junior Women’s Club and The Hope Chest helped pay for the cost of the renovation.

June 20, 2024

One out of every 10 children in Illinois has an undocumented parent, advocates said. While they’ve built lives in the country and contribute to the economy, they also live in constant fear of deportation due to the lack of permanent status, Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García said in a statement.

June 18, 2024

“The announcement to be made by the Biden administration today is the most significant positive immigration policy change in the last 12 years,” said Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), one of Congress’s most active pro-immigrant advocates.

June 13, 2024

Víctimas y activistas contra la violencia de armas de fuego de México y Estados Unidos, incluyendo una de las madres de los 43 estudiantes desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa y la madre de una joven asesinada en Uvalde, Texas, se presentaron junto con legisladores demócratas y organizaciones sociales para lanzar una nueva agenda binacional para la paz y la just

June 12, 2024

In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou, the Democrats said migrants are now forced to make life-changing legal decisions on the fly and under duress, facing immediate and drastic consequences like a minimum five-year bar