Syverson issues statement on additional mitigations for Region 1
October 22, 2020
On October 22, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced additional mitigations for Region 1. State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) issued the following statement criticizing their actions: “The overreaching restrictions IDPH placed on Region 1 weeks ago targeted restaurants and bars, and the end result was it did nothing to decrease the positivity rates in the area. In fact, while