James R. Thompson Center Exhibit Honors “The Father of the Americas”
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn was joined by several Consuls General and leaders of Illinois’ Mexican-American community today to celebrate the 208th anniversary of Benito Juárez’s birth. The Governor also proclaimed today as “Benito Juárez Day” across Illinois, calling him one of “humanity’s giants.”
“Benito Juárez transformed Mexico with his passion for freedom, his vision of democracy and his commitment to constitutional law,”…






