CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago is highlighting a new measure that will address Illinois’ substitute teacher shortages by waiving a licensing fee, allowing more people interested in teaching to follow their passion. “While school closings have rocked the...
CHICAGO – Following the announcement from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to close four high schools in the city’s South Side, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is demanding that more resources and attention be paid to black communities who have been needlessly...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is seeking input from residents on new legislative ideas for the upcoming legislative session this January. “As I work to make my district a better place for everyone, it is important to me that I receive community...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is demanding Illinois withdraw from Donald Trump’s sham election commission which puts residents’ personal information in jeopardy and could lead to millions of legal voters being denied the right to vote in order to...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, released the following statement Friday after CPS announced a proposal to close all of the public high schools in West Englewood and Englewood in June of 2018: “This is more than a blow to the education of our city’s most...
CHICAGO – In response to efforts by the Trump Administration to lift the import ban on elephant trophies, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is urging the president and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to maintain the ban on elephant imports. “Trophy hunting for sport...