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Video: State Rep. Karina Villa speaks at the Batavia Black Lives Matter protest

By JAKE BARTELSON

June 03, 2020 at 3:58 pm CDT

Hundreds gathered at the Batavia River Walk on June 3 for a peaceful rally in response to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by a white police officer last month in Minneapolis. (Sandy Bressner)

Illinois State Rep. Karina Villa of the 49th District (D-West Chicago) gives a speech at the Batavia Black Lives Matter protest on Wednesday.

State Rep. Karina Villa speaks at the Batavia Black Lives Matter protest Illinois Rep. Karina Villa of the 49th District (Batavia) gives a speech at the Batavia Black Lives Matter protest