CHICAGO – In response to the significant flooding Chicago’s West Side faced earlier this summer, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, has worked with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to open up a $1 million grant opportunity for...
CHICAGO – The decision Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Stacy Davis Gates made regarding her children’s education is the same decision many West Side families must make as a result of inequitable investment in public school infrastructure, said state Rep....
RIVERSIDE, Ill. – Underscoring the need to give people second chances, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join decertified officer Zenna Ramos, Village of Riverside President Joseph Ballerine, Village of Riverside Director of Public Safety Matthew Buckley...
CHICAGO – Continuing his efforts against violence, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join members of area sororities, fraternities, elected officials and faith leaders for a “Protect the Children from Violence” press conference this Friday, Aug. 11 at 10:30...
CHICAGO – Following a Cook County Medical Examiner’s report that confirmed opioid deaths in Cook County are at an all-time high, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will join West Side leaders for a press conference Friday to discuss steps being taken in the...