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SPRINGFIELD – The General Assembly must take action in light of an Illinois Supreme Court decision Aug. 25 against a redistricting referendum that would let citizens voice their opinion on the way legislative district boundaries are drawn. Also during the week, the Governor signed legislation to protect communities from gun violence, take action in combatting human trafficking, and reform Illinois’

State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) released the following statement regarding the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to block a citizen-driven redistricting reform referendum from the November ballot: “It is truly disappointing and maddening that the Illinois Supreme Court has made a politically motivated decision to take the voters out of the redistricting debate. It was back in January when Democratic President