Insurance companies will soon have to work with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office to electronically verify motorists have valid automobile insurance. Under the new Illinois Insurance Verification System (ILIVS) vehicle owners’ automobile insurance will be verified electronically at least twice a year at random times. The majority of vehicle owners will not have to do anything as the electronic
Following strong public outcry, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 58, a bi-partisan bill to save Illinois trailer owners money on their registration fees. License plates for trailers rose to $118 in recent years, sparking outrage particularly among owners of smaller personal utility trailers, including many small boat trailers. The plate fees were one of the top sources of complaints
Gov. JB Pritzker broke his campaign promise to Illinoisans on June 4 by signing two partisan, gerrymandered legislative maps into law that were drawn by Democrats behind closed doors. Democratic lawmakers had rushed the map-making process forward despite the fact that federal census data was not available yet. Majority party map-makers instead relied on outdated and less accurate American Community
In what’s becoming typical for the Illinois General Assembly, major pieces of legislation were rushed through in the dead of night in an effort to bypass transparency. One such measure was the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which was filed and voted on within hours, all while the public was asleep. In the late hours of May 31, Democrats filed a
After weeks of requests by members of the Senate Republican Caucus, the Senate Executive Appointments Committee failed to take up the 10 pending Pritzker appointees to the Prisoner Review Board, who are actively serving and making controversial parole decisions. Between March 2019 and April 2019, Gov. Pritzker appointed four individuals to the Prisoner Review Board, which is a body that
Majority Party leaders managed to ram through and pass new Illinois Supreme Court districts, despite never doing so for about 60 years, and despite the Illinois Constitution not requiring it. Their excuse for doing so is to address population disparity. However, these new districts still include a population disparity of more than 200,000 people. Senate Republicans argue that the remap
State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) released the following statement after Democrat lawmakers passed their partisan legislative maps along party-lines: “The recently passed map demonstrates that those in the majority care more about their seat than representing the people of this state. This is a map drawn by politicians to protect their own self-interest in government, not to represent the people
On May 20, the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 818, a controversial education bill that would rewrite existing state standards for sex education in grades K-12. Senator Syverson says he strongly opposed the legislation and voted against it. The legislation would significantly limit local control over sexual education by requiring school districts to either teach the new standards as written
Following the CDC’s latest guidance, the State of Illinois has updated its Executive Orders and repealed emergency orders regarding face coverings. Thanks to these changes, fully-vaccinated Illinoisans are able to once again gather in most indoor and outdoor settings without wearing a mask. Under the new guidelines, fully-vaccinated people can: Resume activities without wearing masks or physically distancing, except where
As the spring legislative session approaches its end, budget talks have begun to pick up steam at the Capitol. While negotiations are ongoing, Senator Syverson is calling for the removal of tax hikes on businesses that Gov. JB Pritzker proposed in his February Budget Address. Since the Budget Address, the state has added $3 billion in unexpected revenues between Fiscal
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