Illinois Unidos is proud to announce Alejandra L. Ibañez, as our inaugural full-time Executive Director.  Alejandra Ibañez has been a force of nature for change in our community. Her history as a community organizer, nonprofit executive, grantmaker, and public...

Commissioners Garcia and Corral Sepúlveda present a resolution honoring Illinois Unidos’ work serving, representing, and protecting the Latino community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 2021 RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board...

The initiative has been instrumental in advocating for the Latino community’s challenge with COVID-19 at all levels of government and is continuously featured locally and nationally as a united voice for our community.  Chicago, Illinois Sept 22, 2021— Illinois...

Illinois Unidos urges Biden Administration to Take Additional Policy Actions September 15, 2021 (Chicago) – President Biden's recent announcement on new policy actions to combat COVID-19 is an essential step in protecting the health and well-being of the nation....

August 26th, 2021 Illinois Unidos lays out recommendations in their “Call to Action” emphasizing back to the basics: Test, Trace, Isolate, Vaccinate Chicago, IL – Illinois Unidos, is a coalition of over 100 Illinois elected and appointed officials, stakeholders,...

Crain’s Chicago BusinessJuly 30, 2021 SYLVIA PUENTE and NOREEN SUGRUE To head off potentially devastating health and economic outcomes, officials must ensure that trusted community partners are given all the resources they require to vaccinate members of the Latino...

Chicago, IL -- Illinois Unidos (formerly the Illinois Latino COVID-19 Initiative), a consortium of over 100 Latino elected and appointed officials, health professionals, and representatives of professionals and CBOs, has put out the following statement in response to...

Illinois Unidos, fighting disproportionate spread of COVID-19 among Latinos, publishes bilingual series of fact sheets on common COVID questions CHICAGO, IL -- Illinois Unidos, a statewide coalition of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, elected officials,...