# Karina Villa

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News Brief - May 21, 2025

Members of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus continue efforts to protect the most vulnerable and uphold core rights. In this edition of the News Brief, learn more about measures sponsored by State Senators Michael E. Hastings, Cristina Castro, and Karina Villa addressing missing persons investi…

News Brief - May 31, 2025

Supporting students and securing retirements, legislation from State Senators Karina Villa, Cristina Castro, and Robert Martwick are highlighted in this edition of the News Brief from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus.

Discourse: Overlap between ICE & IDF?

This discussion was held on the GrayStak Media platform at the Jerusalem Academy of Arts in Little Palestine, Bridgeview, IL. The panel speaks independently of the venue and forum, representing its own views and perspectives. The topic of the discourse is the overlap between ICE and the IDF. Speake…

State senator explains new 'Safe Schools for All' immigration law

The Safe Schools for All Act is one of many new Illinois laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Democratic State Sen. Karina Villa sponsored the legislation. IPR’s Peter Medlin talked with her about what the new law does. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donati…

Election '26 - Karina Villa

Karina Villa discusses her candidacy for Illinois comptroller. She is currently a Democratic state senator from West Chicago. This interview is part of a special series of podcasts focusing on major party candidates for statewide offices in the upcoming March 17 primaries.

Episode 210: Ali & Karina on Building Power and Protecting Our Tax Dollars

On Episode 210 of The Qasim Rashid Show: We’ve got two amazing guests. Both committed to fighting fascism. Ali Partovi, a tech entrepreneur, who has built a pretty remarkable free app called Sway, which takes the power we all collectively have and applies it towards actual voting booths. And runnin…

Karina Villa on Redefining the Illinois Comptroller’s Office

I sat down with Karina Villa for a 39-minute discussion about her campaign for Illinois Comptroller and her broader vision for the office. Villa frames her candidacy around what she calls a “true progressive” approach to fiscal oversight. In our conversation, she makes clear that she sees the Compt…

Interview w/ Giselle Martinez | Aurora University Student (Education & Advocacy)

Good morning! Today we're delighted to be joined by a new guest, Giselle Martinez, double major (Political Science and Public Policy & Business Administration) at Aurora University and current intern in the office of State Senator Karina Villa. Our conversation will be about her amazing journey as …

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

There is still no winner in the contest for the Democratic nominee for Illinois State Comptroller. State Representative Margaret Croke and State Senator Karina Villa are separated by a thin margin, with Croke ahead by about two percentage points. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is now…

State Senator Karina Villa--Cautiously Optimistic

Maria Pappas speaks the truth about handouts to the Bears. Ben riffs. Karina Villa gives us the low down on her race for comptroller, the impact of Trump cuts on Illinois, the states’s misplaced budget priorities, the need to tax the rich and why she’s cautiously, very cautiously, optimistic about …