laws
Austin legislators tackle range of issues with new laws
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State Sen. Kimberly Lightfoot, and Reps. La Shawn Ford and Camille Lilly discussed with AustinTalks the legislation they pushed during the session that ended in late May.
sexual harassment
Sexual harassment against female legislators must stop, West Side lawmakers say
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State Sen.Kimberly Lightford, state Rep. La Shawn Ford and Ald. Emma Mitts shared their thoughts about how the Chicago City Council and Illinois General Assembly are addressing sexual harassment that they say has troubled female legislators, staffers and lobbyists for far too long.
education
Douglass HS, community step up efforts to recruit students
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Residents, school officials and local lawmakers are working to meet goal set by CPS to enroll at least 100 freshmen for the upcoming school year
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
It’s Election Day
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Polling places will be open Nov. 8th from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Make sure you vote!
police misconduct
State legislative proposal would preserve police misconduct records
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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.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Residents launch grassroots campaign for mayoral recall bill
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Austin state Rep. La Shawn Ford and dozens of others gathered last week to discuss the recently proposed legislation, which faces several hurdles.
Community
Public invited to discuss proposal to recall mayor
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A town hall meeting will be held Jan. 9 in Austin to talk about Illinois House Bill 4356.
28th Ward
March primaries could secure power for West Side politicians
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State lawmakers won’t see much competition this election cycle, but committeemen races could get interesting now that the Nov. 30th filing deadline has passed.
News
State lawmakers push for an elected school board
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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.
News
Budget crisis starting to hit Austin
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The Democrat-controlled legislature and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner still don’t have a new state spending plan.