CHICAGO – Following the signing today of Senate Bill 208, the Paid Leave For All Workers Act, by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is hailing the new measure. “This law is great news for working people and their families across Illinois,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, advanced a package of bills designed to address food deserts, promote urban farming and lift up minority farmers who have been historically excluded. “Agriculture is the largest industry in Illinois and the...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, has joined several House colleagues on the newly announced House Cannabis Working Group that is tasked with helping to refine and implement equity-based cannabis legislation. “When we legalized recreational cannabis use...
CHICAGO – Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s annual State of the State and Budget Address, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, issued the following statement: “Our state is in better fiscal shape than it has been in decades, but there is more work to be done. We passed...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, will continue her fight for smart investment in historically underserved communities as a returning member of a key budget accountability and forecasting panel. “One of the most basic expectations the people of Illinois...