Dear Editor, While Illinois is finally ready to have a serious and overdue conversation about fairer, more reasonable marijuana laws, some special interests are pushing for continued prohibition. In stating they hope to “slow down” the process of legalization, these...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help expand and grow the practical applications of emerging technologies in Illinois, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, recently won support from a House panel for legislation to help innovative new businesses take root in local communities....
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Standing up for consumers, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is proposing to remove a monthly surcharge on the gas bills of consumers in Chicago after the exposure of gross mismanagement and ineptitude by Peoples Gas.“As the cost of living...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, will continue her fight for middle-class and struggling families as the chair of the newly established House Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee, positioning Harper to be a strong voice in the fight for a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing her fight to protect the health of teenagers, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is supporting legislation to increase the age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21. “Young people aggressively targeted by big...