[4][5][6] Laurino is Chairperson of the Economic, Capital and Technology Development Committee where she has worked on a proposal for citywide wireless Internet access.

[7] In addition to technology advancements, Laurino has proposed several other ordinances: legislation that regulates restrictive covenants on land occupied by grocery and drug stores, and legislation that created mandatory ethics training for all city employees that could be done online.

[3] Laurino's accomplishments include: a new police station in her ward, a new health center at Roosevelt High School, and helping bring $500,000 for improvements into the homes of senior citizens.

[8][9][10] In 1995, Laurino was forced into a challenging run-off[11] with Tony Fornelli, ultimately winning with 61 percent of the vote.

[12] In 2010, four candidates filed to run in the 39th Ward aldermanic campaign; with the exception of Laurino, all of them later faced objector petitions claiming that they failed to gather enough signatures.