Westside Health Authority getting $300,000 grant
State Rep. La Shawn Ford helped secure the funding, which will be used to provide crisis intervention to North Austin residents with critical health needs.
View ArticleLocal politicians urge new governor to help Austin
Bruce Rauner should focus on job creation and improving education on the West Side, they say.
View ArticleWest Side lawmaker wants to ban red light cameras
Rep. La Shawn Ford recommends that a task force be created to study the best practices and require Chicago to show it can improve its system.
View ArticleRally spoiled by budget veto
State Democratic lawmakers say they'll fight Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed cuts and remain hopeful a new spending plan will be approved this week.
View ArticleState lawmakers holding meetings on public education
Rep. Camille Lilly will be at Austin Town Hall Nov. 19th.
View ArticleState lawmakers push for an elected school board
Reps. La Shawn Ford and Camille Lilly met recently with West Siders who don't want the mayor to continue appointing members of the Chicago Board of Education.
View ArticleLocal activists, residents to protest outside the 11th Police District
Several groups are calling for the removal of the officer who shot to death a 55-year-old woman and a 19-year-old neighbor last weekend.
View ArticlePublic invited to discuss proposal to recall mayor
A town hall meeting will be held Jan. 9 in Austin to talk about Illinois House Bill 4356.
View ArticleLocal residents invited to gun control discussion
Register for the Jan. 7th meeting sponsored by state Rep. La Shawn Ford.
View ArticleResidents invited to town hall on voter rights
Learn more about legislation that state Rep. La Shawn Ford has introduced in the Illinois House at the March 12 event.
View ArticleThe right to vote takes center stage at Austin Town Hall
West Side residents recall how long and hard African-Americans battled for their rights at the polling place and urged others to keep up the fight.
View ArticleTwo wrongly convicted of murder will share their stories Saturday
State Rep. La Shawn Ford and The Voice newspaper are co-sponsoring the event, which includes free legal advice.
View ArticleState legislative proposal would preserve police misconduct records
Rep. La Shawn Ford, the author of HB6266, is hopeful the Illinois House will soon vote on the measure; the Senate also would need to approve it.
View ArticleRemember Nelson Mandela today
The third annual street dedication will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 18 at 4800 W. Chicago Ave.
View ArticleReport: West Side “epicenter” of heroin crisis in Illinois
State Rep. La Shawn Ford and others are pushing for more funding for treatment rather than incarcerating addicts caught with low amounts of the drug.
View ArticleHeroin treatment advocates speak of personal connections to deadly drug
Several residents share the stories of friends and loved ones who've struggled with drug addiction.
View ArticleFree financial literacy workshop Saturday
State Rep. La Shawn Ford is hosting the event from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at 4800 W. Chicago Ave.
View ArticleSexual assault victims group hires first full-time counselor for West Side
The group Rape Victims Advocates has long operated an office in Austin, where the new position is based.
View ArticleEvent will help those with suspended licenses get back to work
Representatives from state agencies will be available Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 4800 W. Chicago Ave.
View ArticleWest Side residents pushing to expand state alcohol law
Tired of seeing beer cans and empty bottles in the neighborhood, the South Austin Neighborhood Association wants the statute broadened to prohibit the sale of liquor within 100 feet of parks and...
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