La Shawn Ford

The Illinois House has approved legislation that would allow people to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP benefits,…

Despite the federal government shutdown, Illinoisans will continue getting food aid through February.Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

This week, Gov. Bruce Rauner dodged a Nerf-ball question about whether former Congressman and Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was a racist. Meanwhile,…

Last week, Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto authority to make big changes to a small clean-up bill that’s necessary to enact school funding reform.…

A measure has been introduced in Illinois as a response to the deadly summer rally of white nationalists in Charlottesville.La Shawn Ford, a House…

The Illinois House passed a measure Thursday that decriminalizes selling loose cigarettes to adults aged 18 and older. The legislation's sponsor said the…