Jun 19, 2018 | Harper
CHICAGO – To increase school teacher and student preparedness during a mass shooting, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, helped pass legislation that would require schools to hold law enforcement drills to within 90 days of the first day of school. “We’ve had...
Jun 18, 2018 | Harper
CHICAGO – To help train people to respond quickly in times of crisis, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, will host Violence Reduction & Trauma Response meetings at her constituent services office with the goal of creating community based solutions to gun...
Jun 12, 2018 | Harper
CHICAGO – To help kids stay active and learn valuable skills over the summer months, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is encouraging local youth to apply for a summer job through the One Summer Chicago program. “The One Summer Chicago youth jobs program is an...
Jun 11, 2018 | Harper
CHICAGO – In her efforts to increase awareness of the benefits of locally grown foods and combat the food desert crisis in South Side Chicago neighborhoods, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, addressed attendees of the annual Healthy Food Access and Economic...
Jun 8, 2018 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, helped to pass bipartisan gun safety reform to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of those who pose an immediate danger to themselves or others. “Republicans and Democrats in the General Assembly came...
Jun 8, 2018 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, supported legislation to maintain a critical middle-class tax exemption that would prevent an unaffordable tax hike on families. “The families I represent and fight for each day depend on income tax relief...