Jan 12, 2023 | Ford
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Campus mental health services are in line to receive $9 million in additional state funding this year following the advocacy of state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago, Young Invincibles and other...
Jan 10, 2023 | Ford
CHICAGO – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is encouraging area residents to attend an outreach event from the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force Outreach Team, who offer on-site training for residents on how to respond to overdoses as well as free Narcan kits....
Dec 6, 2022 | Ford
WASHINGTON, D.C. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, represented Illinois at a White House summit Tuesday that discussed efforts around the country that aim to prevent gun violence, reform the criminal justice system and improve public safety for all residents....
Dec 1, 2022 | Ford
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, backed an update to the SAFE-T Act Thursday aimed at clarifying misconceptions and addressing sincere concerns of the underlying legislation. “This update to the SAFE-T Act is an example of what happens when...
Nov 29, 2022 | Ford
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery Coalition Co-founder and Chair Chelsea Laliberté Barnes and advocates Thursday morning at 10 a.m. for a Blue Room press conference on the impact of fentanyl on...
Oct 3, 2022 | Ford
FOREST PARK, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins Tuesday morning to call attention to crime and overdose prevention efforts on the CTA. They will be joined by law enforcement representatives at a press conference...