CHICAGO, Ill. – Following passage of a bill clarifying certain provisions of the 2021 SAFE-T Act to aid officials and courts in their interpretation of it, state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is hailing the bill, which sets up the final provisions of the Act to...
CHICAGO, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, released the following statement hailing the announcement by Gov. JB Pritzker that Google will occupy the Thompson Center. “This announcement is both welcome and exciting, both for the 6th District and Chicago. We...
CHICAGO – Following her selection by The Council of State Governments (CSG), state Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is announcing that she is one of 48 state-level officials nationwide who will participate in the 2022 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship in Lexington, Kentucky....
CHICAGO – A new state law introduced by state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, will create an Agriculture Equity Commission tasked with providing an annual report with policy solutions, recommendations and other relevant matters related to the issues that minority...
CHICAGO – A Harper-led bill to exempt unclaimed property sold by the Treasurer from sales tax was recently signed into law. “When the state Treasurer cannot reunite unclaimed tangible property with the legal owner after five years, the Treasurer can auction off the...