LaShawn Ford

Americans have responded to drug addiction in a number of different ways in recent decades. The War on Drugs of the 1980s and 90s spawned mass…

Passing a budget wasn’t the only thing Illinois lawmakers did last week. They also named a major road after former president Barack Obama. Anyone who’s…

Lawmakers return to Springfield with some new ideas, but the unfinished business of 2015 will likely overshadow other topics in the second year of the…

A Chicago-area lawmaker has been pushing for a measure that would allow the city's mayor to be recalled. Now come efforts to take it a step…

Chicago officials are trying to shore up their bid to bring the Obama Presidential Library to the president’s hometown.Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday…

This week, the continuing investigation into patronage hiring at IDOT, questions about Bruce Rauner's companies' tax shelters, and a plea deal agreement…