CHICAGO – With residents across the state coming together to stand against racism and police brutality, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lower the state’s flags and to call for an 8 minute and 46 second moment of silence...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In the wake of the tragic shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery by individuals later charged with murder in Georgia, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, has introduced legislation to repeal a law that permits any person to arrest another person when they have...
CHICAGO – As the COVID-19 public health crisis keeps students out of the classroom, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is focusing on the importance of ensuring all families have access to affordable, high-speed internet so that students may continue their...
CHICAGO – As the COVID-19 outbreak begins to impact state prisons, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, released the following statement highlighting the problem of counting people at a prison location instead of their home community: “According to the Prison...
CHICAGO – Concerned about the safety of residents seeking to file a cannabis grow license, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to postpone a Monday application deadline in the wake of the public health crisis caused by COVID-19....
CHICAGO – State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, and fellow members of the Firearm Public Awareness Task Force will hold their first meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at noon in the sixth floor committee room of the Michael A. Bilandic Building, located at 160 N. LaSalle...