CHICAGO – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is inviting the community to a Black Friday Wealth Symposium – a free, one day event that will feature expert speakers on budgeting, credit, real estate, estate planning, wealth resources and more on Friday Nov. 29...
CHICAGO – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, and U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis are calling for Illinois to allow certain formerly incarcerated individuals who served their time the opportunity to run for local office, bringing consistency to existing practice...
CHICAGO – In advance of International Overdose Awareness Day, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D- Chicago, will join the Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery Coalition for a round table panel discussion Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Healthcare Alternative...
CHICAGO – In the wake of the murder of Sonya Massey in Springfield, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, Chicago Ald. Emma Mitts, HealingTemple Church, officers from the Chicago Police Department’s 15th District and other...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will welcome exonerated individuals Wednesday in the Capitol Blue Room at 12:30 p.m. to discuss the need for Springfield to take action and raise compensation caps for those wrongfully convicted. “When people...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As the overdose crisis continues to impact communities across Illinois, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join IDPH Director Sameer Vohra, the Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery Coalition, advocates and colleagues to highlight existing...