Harper Passes Legislation to Boost Youth Civic Engagement

Mar 9, 2022 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To encourage civic engagement among young people, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, passed a bill that provides an excused absence for middle and high school students to engage in a civic event. “Illinois’ young people are more civically engaged...

Harper Passes Legislation to Back Minority Farmers

Mar 9, 2022 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To further support minority farmers, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, passed legislation that would create a group to propose solutions to the adversities faced by minority farmers. “The inequities faced by minority farmers affect the food...

Harper Passes Legislation to Invest in Communities of Color

Mar 7, 2022 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, passed a bill that would allow the State Treasurer’s office to use investment earnings to guarantee small business and consumer loans in communities of color and low income communities. “The ongoing COVID-19...

Harper Backs Landmark Energy Package, Highlights Work to Combat Climate Change

Sep 13, 2021 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois took a significant step toward a healthier future Thursday following passage of an energy plan supported by state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, that will shutter dirty fossil fuel power plants, strengthen consumer protections and diversify...

Rep. Sonya Harper Emphasizes Need for State to Leave Nobody Behind in Pandemic Recovery

Jun 1, 2021 | Harper

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As this spring’s legislative session concluded, state Rep. and Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Chair Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, highlighted her work to support the state’s COVID-19 response and investment in communities that have been...

Black Caucus Health Care Reform Measure Signed into Law, Marking Fourth Pillar of Agenda to Address Systemic Racism

Apr 27, 2021 | Ammons, Buckner, Collins, Davis, Evans, Flowers, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Greenwood, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Robinson, Slaughter, Tarver, Welch, West, Williams, J

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus (ILBC) is celebrating the signing of the Illinois Health Care and Human Service Reform Act, a historic measure to address the systemic racial inequalities within the state’s health care system, into law by Gov....