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ROCKFORD- The Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) is preparing to vote next month on new rules for the statewide smoking ban. Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is calling on his colleagues to reject expanding the rules to beer gardens and patios. “Attempts to now ban outdoor ‘patio’ areas for smokers at restaurants and bars are unfair to

Springfield, IL – The Governor’s bungled “anti-violence” program continues to draw scrutiny, said State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) as media reports revealed this week that a federal grand jury in Chicago has issued a subpoena requesting records related to Pat Quinn’s $54.5 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI). In legislative news, the state’s legislative rulemaking body has unanimously deferred implementation of