With long-time incumbent State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-8th) running to succeed U.S. Cong. Danny Davis (D-7th), voters will see someone new in that seat no matter who gets elected next Tuesday, March 17. The district includes parts of Austin, Oak Park, Forest Park, Brookfield and North Riverside. Ford represented the district since 2008, and […]
Author Archives: Igor Studenkov
Igor Studenkov is a winner of multiple Illinois Press Association awards for local government and business reporting. He has been contributing to Growing Community Media newspapers in 2012, then from 2015 onward. His work appeared in Austin Weekly News, Wednesday Journal and Forest Park Review, as well as Streetsblog Chicago and various community newspapers throughout the Chicagoland region.
