Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

(D-Chicago)
19th District
Rep Lindsey LaPointe

Springfield Office:
275-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8400
(217) 557-1934 FAX

District Office:
4349 N Milwaukee Ave
Suite 2
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 647-1174

Biography
Full-time legislator; B.A., Grinnell College; MSW, University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work; former project manager of justice reform at Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI); former program manager of Adult Redeploy Illinois at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; social work background; resident of Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood.

LaPointe Earns ‘100%’ Illinois Environmental Council Rating, Highlights Local Conservation Efforts

LaPointe Brings Behavioral Health Resources to NW Side for a Pop-Up Outreach Series

CHICAGO – State Representative Lindsey LaPointe and her team are offering a series of three Substance Use Outreach Pop Up Events at the Jefferson Park Transit Center. The series, which kicked off on Thursday, July 25th, aims to connect people with both information and pathways to direct support such as detox, treatment, recovery and harm reduction supplies like Narcan. LaPointe’s Office worked with the CTA to provide space at the Jefferson Park Transit Center, an appropriate location due to the volume of overall people and neighbors in need of substance use and recovery support.

LaPointe Applauds New Local Shelter for Migrants, Continued Efforts to Combat Homelessness

LaPointe Hosts Environmental Fest, Highlighting Local Initiatives

CHICAGO – Dedicated to local conservation efforts, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe is hosting an environmental fair, “EnviroFest,” highlighting planet-friendly organizations and businesses from across the community on Sunday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jefferson Park Fieldhouse in Chicago (4822 N Long Ave).

LaPointe Applauds New Local Shelter for Migrants, Continued Efforts to Combat Homelessness

LaPointe, Feigenholtz Collaborate to Expand Access to Critical Mental Health Care

SPRINGFIELD– State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, other legislators, mental health advocates, and psychiatrists met Thursday, Mar. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Capitol’s Blue Room to discuss the importance of House Bill 2456/Senate Bill 1636. The legislation seeks to remove prior authorization and other utilization management controls of medications for Illinois Medicaid patients suffering from serious mental illness, including bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia.

LaPointe Applauds New Local Shelter for Migrants, Continued Efforts to Combat Homelessness

LaPointe, Feigenholtz to Host Press Conference on Mental Health Legislation, Slashing Prior Restrictions

SPRINGFIELD– State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, other legislators, mental health advocates, and psychiatrists will hold a press conference on Thursday, Mar. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Capitol’s Blue Room. Participants will discuss the importance of House Bill 2456/Senate Bill 1636, which would remove prior authorization and other utilization management controls of medications for Illinois Medicaid patients suffering from serious mental illness.