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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s public update Feb. 9 about mask mandates is sending mixed messages to Illinoisans, according to State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley). The Senate returned to Springfield Feb. 8, with lawmakers spending hours in Committee hearings – in-person at the Capitol and online via Zoom – to meet a Feb. 10 deadline for substantive Senate Bills to

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) issued a statement reacting to a plan announced Feb. 9 by Gov. JB Pritzker updating mask mandates in Illinois.   Pritzker said his Administration’s statewide indoor mask mandate will be lifted Feb. 28, but the state intends to continue masking requirements in P-12 schools subject to pending litigation which impacts a number

SPRINGFIELD – Severe winter weather conditions forced last-minute changes for the Governor’s annual State of the State and Budget Address to Illinois lawmakers on Feb. 2. In other news, Senate Republicans unveiled a legislative package to support law enforcement as the state’s violent crime continues to skyrocket, as well as announcing several proposals to provide struggling Illinois families with much-needed tax relief for

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SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) released the following statement after Gov. J. B. Pritzker delivered his Budget Address to a joint session of legislators Feb. 2 via a virtual broadcast from the Old State Capitol. “The Governor was spinning a grand tale for his listeners about his Administration’s accomplishments on behalf of our state, but the reality

SPRINGFIELD – Citing the urgent need for swift action to stem the ongoing spike in violent crime across the state, State Sen. Dave Syverson joined with other Illinois Senate Republican Caucus members Feb. 1 to unveil an updated legislative package targeting violent crime and offering a critical lifeline to law enforcement efforts. “We have to address the crime wave that

Springfield, IL – Illinois Senate Republicans are seeking to deliver Illinois families much-needed tax relief through their recently announced package of tax reform proposals. They say these measures will provide the citizens of Illinois with permanent, substantive relief, instead of the temporary relief that is expected to be proposed by Gov. JB Pritzker during his upcoming Budget Address. “It’s encouraging

SPRINGFIELD – Senate Republican lawmakers are working to put citizens back in the driver’s seat of their democracy through the Voter Empowerment Project, a series of constitutional amendments to fix the state’s broken redistricting system, and allow voters to weigh in on new laws, throw out corrupt politicians, and make substantive changes to the Illinois Constitution through popular referendums. Meanwhile,

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) is the cosponsor of Constitutional reform legislation unveiled Jan. 18 that would allow Illinois voters a more active role in their democratic process. “I believe in giving the people of Illinois back their voice — a voice that too often has been ignored as a result of decades of legislative corruption and