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Rep. La Shawn Ford

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Win a free ticket to governor’s state of the state

By Rep. La Shawn Ford | January 16, 2014

Friday, Jan. 17 is the deadline to enter the contest put on by state Rep. La Shawn Ford.

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Austin presence at charter schools conference

By Katie Kather | December 7, 2013

Students from Legal Prep Charter Academies performed, and state Rep. La Shawn Ford spoke on a panel of lawmakers.

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West Side local school council members gather

By Katie Kather | October 16, 2013

Rep. La Shawn Ford tells members that if they unite, education on the West Side can improve.

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Oak Park group hosts meeting to get to know Austin neighbors

By Katie Kather | October 7, 2013

Dozens of people attended the event that highlighted opportunities to partner with Austin.

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Town hall highlights programs for at-risk teens and young adults

By Katie Kather | September 24, 2013

Some say there needs to be more for the area’s youngest residents.

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Rep. Ford visits T-shirt making venture in Austin

By Reema Amin | September 16, 2013

The state lawmaker wants to encourage more businesses to open and operate on the West Side.

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Community hosts “Back 2 School Throwdown”

By Tatiana Walk-Morris | July 21, 2013

Dozens attended the free event held last weekend at Columbus Park.

Community

Austin lawmaker continues to press for restorative justice

By AustinTalks | May 8, 2013

Rep. La Shawn Ford held another legislative meeting to highlight what advocates are doing to bring peace to communities.

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Austin lawmaker pushes for ex-cons to get second chance

By Whitney Helm | May 2, 2013

The proposal by Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) would seal some criminal records, making it easier to get a job.

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Gov. Quinn to eliminate certain questions on state employment applications

By AustinTalks | April 19, 2013

In letter to Rep. La Shawn Ford, the governor’s office indicates that an executive order will be issued that could make it easier for those convicted of non-violent crimes to be considered for jobs.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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