Governor Quinn and Governor Ávila Open New Cultural Office

Governor Quinn and Governor Ávila Open New Cultural Office

Teotihuacan en línea. Chicago. Today Governor Pat Quinn welcomed to Illinois the Governor of the State of Mexico Eruviel Ávila for an official state visit that celebrates the 150-year friendship between Illinois and Mexico. Governor Ávila’s trip is a result of Governor Quinn’s trade mission to Mexico City which took place in April 2013. This week’s visit is part of Governor Quinn’s commitment to strengthening relations between Illinois and Mexico.
The two Governors inaugurate the Casa de Estado de Mexico, a new office in Chicago’s Near West Side to assist Mexican-Americans and “Mexiquenses” (people from the state of Mexico). The Casa de Estado de Mexico is the second such “Casa” to open in the United States. The Casas provide a range of social and civil services, including legal orientation, processing birth and marriage certificates and serving as liaison with state authorities.
Governors Quinn and Avila were joined by dignitaries from both Mexico and Illinois, including Judge Baruch Delgado Carbajal (President of the High Court of Justice), Congressman Aarón Urbina Bedolla, Dr. Jorge Olvera García (Rector of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) and Carlos Martin Jimenez García (Cónsul General of Mexico in Chicago).
“I am honored to join my friend Governor Eruviel Ávila to inaugurate this new facility,” Governor Quinn said. “We are committed to ensuring the people of Mexico feel welcome and at home in Illinois. The services offered here will help many people and will also strengthen a friendship that has endured for 150 years.”
“In Spanish, ‘casa’ means ‘home’. This beautiful new Casa Estado de Mexico will serve as a home away from home for Mexiquenses,” Governor Avila said. “And we appreciate Governor Quinn for welcoming us into his home”
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