SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to prevent future school closures on the South Side without proper warning, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D–Chicago, helped pass a measure that mandates Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to provide more notice and information on the status of...
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, 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...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After taking the oath of office to continue his service for the Southside of Chicago and the nearby suburbs in the General Assembly, state Rep. Marcus Evans Jr., D-Chicago, stated the next two years in Springfield will be crucial to the health,...