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Irene Castillo Hernandez was born on July 31, 1915, in Taylor, Texas to Mexico-born parents. In 1926 her family moved to Chicago in hopes of a better life. She died September 27, 1997 in her West Rogers Park home after suffering from Alzheimer's.
She was the first Latina elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners. She began her career in politics in 1943 and retired in 1994.
She worked as a Spanish-English stenographer for several export firms and worked in Venezuelan and Argentine consulates in Chicago.
In the 1960s she worked as the personal assistant to the chief of fraud and complaint devision. She utilized her bilingual abilities. She was a translator for complainants and defendants in criminal cases.
In 1974 she was appointed by Major Richard J. Daly to fill a vacancy on the Cook Count Board. Later in 1974 she was elected by the community. She was reelected in 1978, 1982, 1986, and 1990 serving for 20 years
She volunteered with the Cordi-Marian Women's auxiliary. She helped organize the first Mexican-American Cotillion.
She advocated for the the Latino community and those underprivileged.
She was a mother to 7 children who she raised as a single mother after her husbands passing.
The Irene C. Hernández Middle School for the Advancement of the Sciences was named in her honor. The Irene C. Hernández Family Picnic Grove is also named in her honor.[1] The Irene C. Hernandez has been created in her honor.