Bill Text: IL HR0158 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commends Alderperson Sophia King for her work on the Chicago City Council. Thanks her for her years of dedicated service to the people of the 4th Ward and the City of Chicago.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-23 - Resolution Adopted [HR0158 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0158-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to commend Alderperson Sophia King on her
service to the 4th Ward as a member of the Chicago City
Council; and
WHEREAS, Ald. King grew up in Evanston, with her family
hailing from the Mississippi Delta; she attended schools in
Evanston and in Jackson, Mississippi; she earned her
bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois
and her master's degree in Education and Social Policy from
Northwestern University; she has been a resident of the 4th
Ward for over 35 years; and
WHEREAS, Professionally, Ald. King has been instrumental
in opening doors of educational opportunity within her
immediate and the greater Chicago community; she worked as an
educator and administrator at the Latin School of Chicago,
where she diversified classes; she helped found the Ariel
Community Academy, a public school established to provide
North Kenwood-Oakland residents with a high quality education;
she served as deputy director of Sports Administration and
Facilities Management at Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to
2003, during which she managed a staff of 30 and a budget of
$12 million; and

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WHEREAS, Ald. King has served the 4th Ward on the Chicago
City Council since 2016, representing parts of Downtown, the
South Loop, Bronzeville, Kenwood, and Hyde Park, and was
reelected in 2019; during her tenure, she has led the 4th Ward
with transparency and a focus on service, serving as a voice
for those who have historically lacked a champion in City Hall
and as an advocate for parity; and
WHEREAS, Ald. King has successfully implemented a number
of positive changes in the 4th Ward and the City of Chicago,
such as leading the fight for a $15 minimum wage in Chicago
through her Raise Chicago Ordinance, the passage of which gave
400,000 Chicagoans a raise and lifted 100,000 Chicagoans out
of poverty; she has worked on the front lines on crime and
public safety issues, fighting to reform the Chicago Police
Department (CPD) through the creation of the Civilian Office
of Police Accountability and ensuring the CPD has the
resources and personnel to better stop the violence; she has
encouraged firms that do business in her ward to go above and
beyond the city's goals on minority hiring, with minority
participation often exceeding 40%; she has also successfully
secured millions in funding for education and infrastructure
projects; and
WHEREAS, Ald. King has offered a number of constituent

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services to 4th Ward residents, including listening and
responding to community needs, improving efficiency in
communication and access, sponsoring quarterly senior socials
and an annual senior ball, and hosting Alderman On the Block
events across the ward; and
WHEREAS, Ald. King has served as chair of the Chicago City
Council's Progressive Reform Caucus and as vice chair of the
Committee on Education and Child Development and several joint
committees; she has also served as a member of the Committee on
Budget and Government Operations, the Committee on Committees
and Rules, the Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity,
the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Housing and Real
Estate, the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, the
Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation,
the Committee on Transportation and Public Way, and several
joint committees; and
WHEREAS, Ald. King has further assisted her community
through involvement in several organizations, including
serving as president of the Kenwood Park Advisory Council,
serving as vice president of Planned Parenthood Chicago,
creating a community response to gun violence with The It's
Time Organization (TITO), and founding the not-for-profit
Harriet's Daughters, which operates to educate and empower
African American women and businesses while working with

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elected officials and individuals in leadership positions to
spotlight hiring disparities and to enable better access to
jobs and procurement opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Ald. King and her husband, Alan King, are the
parents of two adult daughters; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we commend Alderperson Sophia King for her work on the Chicago
City Council, and we thank her for her years of dedicated
service to the people of the 4th Ward and the City of Chicago;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Ald. King as an expression of our esteem and
respect.