Aurora Awarded 2008 CLEO LEGACY JUSTICE FUND


Aurora Austriaco received the 2008 Inaugural CLEO LEGACY JUSTICE FUND award on June 5, 2008 at the Art Institute of Chicago. This is an award from the Council of Legal Education (CLEO) recognizing her work and commitment to promoting diversity in the legal profession.

News & Events

Chicago Sun-Times Article on June 30, 2008

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Austriaco Talked To Seniors About Mortgage Fraud

On May 19, 2008, Austriaco was very warmly received as she spoke before a group of senior citizens on the topic of "Avoiding Senior Fraud". The topics discussed included why seniors are targets of con artists, the types of fraud perpetrated against seniors, and how to identify red flags to avoid fraudulent schemes.

Tuesday, May 20 - Shefsky and Froelich

Tim Eaton, John Sciaccotta & Hon. Larry Suffredin host a reception for Aurora on Tuesday, May 20th at Shefsky and Froelich, 111 East Wacker in Chicago. Click here for more details.

KASCC Event on March 15th

Aurora Austriaco attended the Korean American Sports Council of Chicago on March 15th. Kevin Cho was installed as the new president of the organization and Jin Lee was Chair of the event.

From THE JOURNAL & TOPICS NEWSPAPERS - "A Statement On President Bush"

"...Uncontested 65th Dist. Results Paint An Interesting Picture..."  >> read more

From THE JOURNAL & TOPICS NEWSPAPERS - "Interesting Numbers In Uncontested 5th Dist. Race"

"...Democrat challenger Aurora Austriaco was comfortably outdistancing Republican incumbent Rosemary Mulligan..."  >> read more

Asian Lunar New Year Event held on January 26, 2008 at the Donald Stephens Convention

There were over 1100 Asian community leaders in attendance at the event as well as many politicians, candidates and media celebrities. Aurora Abella-Austriaco presented Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky with a Friend of the Asian Community Award.


Campaign Kick-off A Success!

Aurora Austriaco held her first Campaign Kick-off event on Friday, December 14, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. at the East Bank Club. A significant number of supporters showed up and donated to her campaign, essential to pave Aurora's path to victory in November of 2008!

When she is elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, Aurora will fight hard to improve education, decrease crime, expand health care and create jobs in Illinois. Aurora's experience and investment in the community illustrate the passion for these issues that she will bring with her to Springfield.


Aurora Files with 2,525 Petitions

Aurora Austriaco officially filed her petitions as Candidate for State Representative in the 65th District. The 65th District includes portions of Maine, Elk Grove, Niles, and Norwood Park Townships, and sections of the municipalities of Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Rosemont, Norridge, Harwood Heights and Chicago. The petitions were filed on October 27, 2007 at 9:16 a.m. For almost two months, she walked the pavement, knocked on doors, talked with residents on an almost daily basis. She filed with 2,525 signatures when only 500 are needed.