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The Latino Caucus of the Chicago City Council is a bloc of aldermen in the Chicago City Council, composed of council members of Latino heritage and of those whose wards are majority Latino. [1] During the 2023–27 term, the caucus consists of 14 members out of the council's 50 aldermen, and City Clerk Anna Valencia as an ex-officio member.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) was organized in 1976 by five Hispanic Congressmen: Herman Badillo (NY), Baltasar Corrada del Río (PR), Kika de la Garza (TX), Henry B. Gonzalez (TX) and Edward Roybal (CA), to serve as a legislative organization through which legislative action, as well as executive and judicial actions, could be monitored to ensure the needs of Hispanics were being met.
Established in 1976 by U.S. Representative Edward R. Roybal, Harry Pachon, Robert Garcia, and others recognizing the need for a national network of Latino office-holders aimed at bringing together Hispanic and Latino Americans of all national origin groups, political affiliations, and levels of government.
Vice President Harris joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for a roundtable Monday, as anticipation swirls around whom the union will endorse in the presidential race. Teamsters ...
A potential endorsement from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the 2024 race remains an open question following this week’s Democratic convention. The Teamsters union said it has ...
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan leadership development organization established in 1978. [1] CHCI's website provides a historical timeline of the institute's evolution since its creation by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives: Edward Roybal, E. “Kika” de la Garza, Robert ...
Chicago City Council committees violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act and their own rules by meeting and taking actions without a quorum at least four times over the same four-month span. [ 50 ] Over half of elected Chicago alderpersons took illegal campaign contributions totalling $282,000 in 2013.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is set to host a roundtable with Vice President Harris and the union’s members and executives on Sept. 16. “We appreciate Vice President Harris ...