May 20, 2026
Pictured from left: Rep. Ford, West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force Director Fanya Burford-Berry, Abdullah Shihipar, Dr. Alexandria Macmadu.
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Rep. Ford, Rep. Morris, Ald. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Coalition of Public Health and Community Leaders Support Overdose Prevention Site in Illinois
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, recently convened a press conference at Rush University Medical Center to highlight new research on overdose prevention sites (centers) and encourage the establishment of an overdose prevention site on the city’s West Side.