Latest News
GENERAL NEWS
LaPointe, LSSI Highlight New Resources and Job Opportunities Combatting Area Homelessness
CHICAGO – As part of continued efforts to end homelessness on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, is ...
Illinois Housing Development Authority announces funding opportunity for permanent supportive housing
“Many of us have long known that permanent supportive housing is a compassionate and evidence-based way to build up housing ...
Ribbon-cutting held for Dunning Read Natural Area at Irving Park Rd. & Oak Park Ave.
“State Senator Robert Martwick (D-10) and state Representative Lindsey LaPointe (D-19) supported the land’s transfer, which occurred in 2022, and ...
New art sculpture installed in garden in Jefferson Park
“The 84-year-old Smith attended the ceremony along with veterans art museum chairman Lionel Rabb, museum executive director Giselle Futrell, Ed ...
Illinois must provide more funding for people with disabilities
“Our state ranks 49th out of 50 states for funding and support of the estimated 300,000 Illinoisans with intellectual and ...
Senator Fine lays foundation for statewide behavioral health crisis system
“In Illinois and nationwide, mental health needs have skyrocketed and yet we are still overdue for a functional crisis response ...
Proposal gives Illinois DHS watchdog more power in abuse and neglect investigations
“The code of silence that does exist puts our most vulnerable at continued risk, but it also creates a really ...
Illinois bill could require insurance coverage for annual mental health assessments
“Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (D-Chicago) said this can be critical to catch early-stage mental health symptoms. LaPointe, a former social worker, ...
New Program Asks Landlords to Rent Vacant Apartments to Folks in Need
“Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed a bill led by Northwest Side Rep. Lindsey LaPointe that aims to gather the resources ...
Illinois, Missouri legislatures playing softball game at Busch Stadium
Rep. Lapointe and others celebrate the bi-state cooperation that makes the St. Louis metro area great with their annual softball ...
Gov. Pritzker Signs HOME IL Bill Codifying Illinois Action On Homelessness Prevention
“This bill, and the permanency of the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness, is a marker in the sand,” said ...
Virtual Town Hall Viewing
https://youtu.be/uXJDzlVgIKMLast night, Senator Martwick and I hosted a Virtual Town Hall, where we discussed important legislation that we passed this ...
Virtual Town Hall – Spring Legislative Session 2023
At the end of May, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring legislative session, after spending months collaborating and deliberating ...
2023 End of Session Update – Legislation and Budget
On May 27, 2023, we wrapped up the final hours of our first full in-person spring legislative session since 2019. ...
Annual Paczki Day Celebration
https://www.replapointe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_8416.movSpearheaded by Senator Robert Martwick’s office, Paczki Day on the NW side is an annual celebration of Polish culture that ...
