CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D–Chicago, is joining the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee constitutional protections against gender-based discrimination. “The Equal Rights Amendment is long...
CHICAGO – After the announcement of Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) decision to close all public neighborhood high schools in the West Englewood and Englewood neighborhoods, legislation introduced by state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, to reform the CPS school...
CHICAGO – To help put Illinois home care workers who care for the state’s most vulnerable residents on a path towards a living wage, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is pushing legislation that would establish a $15 minimum wage for Community Care Program...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill– In the moments after Governor Rauner’s budget address, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, released the following statement: “Governor Rauner has failed the people of Illinois. His inaction and inability to work with the legislature to enact a...
CHICAGO – In an effort to highlight driver and emergency service’s safety on our roads, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is raising awareness of the Move Over Law, or Scott’s Law, through the Give Them Distance campaign. “Many drivers do not know about the recent...