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SPRINGFIELD, IL – New laws were signed this week to spur economic development, and protect property owners while targeting criminal activity, said State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). In other news, the Illinois Department of Transportation is working to keep young passengers safe with a statewide “National Seat Check Saturday” initiative on Sept. 23 that boasts nearly 100 free car-seat safety

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Consumer reporting agency Equifax announced last week that there has been a large data breach, causing millions of Americans’ sensitive information to be compromised. The security leak included Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, names and dates of birth, credit card numbers and address—all of which puts Americans at risk of identity theft. At this time, state

SPRINGFIELD, IL – As part of an effort to pay down Illinois’ $15.4 billion bill backlog, Gov. Bruce Rauner announced a refinancing plan this week that would allow the state to pay down overdue obligations to the state’s vendors and other providers. Also during the week, Illinois schools have begun to receive their overdue funding. On Sept. 7, the Comptroller’s

Illinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announced today the appointment of Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) as Deputy Republican Leader. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dave Syverson for more than fifteen years, and there is no one more qualified to serve as Deputy Leader,” said Brady. “Dave is a veteran lawmaker who is widely recognized for his common sense

SPRINGFIELD, IL – A historic bipartisan agreement to replace Illinois’ outdated school-funding formula with a more equitable evidence-based model has been approved by lawmakers and signed into law by the Governor. In other legislative action, the Governor signed legislation aimed at increasing voter participation, and easing tensions between immigrants and law enforcement officials. Also during the week, State Sen. Bill

Illinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announced today the appointment of Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) as Deputy Republican Leader. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dave Syverson for more than fifteen years, and there is no one more qualified to serve as Deputy Leader,” said Brady. “Dave is a veteran lawmaker who is widely recognized for his common sense

Springfield – Illinois schools may soon be getting their state-aid payments through a more equitable system, according to State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford), now that bipartisan majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly have approved new school-funding reform legislation. “The most important thing is that we have a new school funding formula that will for the most part direct money

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Education funding progresses, job creation increases but remains a problem for Illinois, and a rush of bill signings and new laws top the news during the week. Ed Funding Talks Education funding talks progressed during the week to the point where “an agreement in principle on historic school funding reform” was reached between the four legislative leaders

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Despite the Illinois Senate’s vote to override the Governor’s Amendatory Veto of Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) this week, Senate Republicans continue to call on all sides of this important issue to work together toward a bipartisan solution that will bring parity to the state’s school funding formula. The Illinois Senate also passed a bipartisan measure that

Springfield – Democrats once again voted to take money from the majority of the state’s schools to pay for a bailout of Chicago’s failing schools, with their vote to override the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 1, according to State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “The Governor’s veto made Senate Bill 1 a fairer solution to fixing our broken school funding