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Throughout our communities, businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic are receiving the assistance they so desperately need, says State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has released $46 million in small business grants through the Business Interruption Grant program to 2,655 businesses throughout the state. In the 35th Senate District, $510,000 has been distributed to 29

State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is co-sponsoring a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to return ComEd’s $200 million fine to their ratepayers in Illinois either through direct payments or by directing the funds to the Illinois Commerce Commission for distribution to ratepayers.  As residents have come to learn, ComEd is paying a $200 million criminal fine as part of a

On July 15 a new COVID-19 mitigation plan, metrics and revised regions for monitoring the pandemic’s impact on Illinois was put forward.  Metrics and Mitigation The following metrics will be used to determine when the spread of the virus in a region requires additional mitigations: Sustained increase in 7-day rolling average (7 out of 10 days) in the positivity rate

As many Illinois families continue to face financial challenges as a result of COVID-19, Ameren Illinois is offering bill payment assistance and more flexible payment options for customers who may be behind on their energy bills. As part of their Economic Hardship Recovery Program, Ameren is encouraging customers currently in need of assistance to utilize their available resources to help

In recent days since the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the country has erupted in public outrage and protests. The greatness of our country is our ability to allow its citizens the right to have their voices heard and the right to protest. However, amid the peaceful public protests, bad actors have tried to capitalize on the tragedy

State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) joined with his Senate Republican colleagues to send a letter urging the Governor to revise his Restore Illinois Plan and move Illinois forward. “The current restrictions in place are forcing Illinois to lag behind our neighboring states and are not founded in scientific evidence. To give an example, currently it is considered safe to allow groups of ten or less gather inside

We know the economic costs of this Covid-19 lock-down has been devastating on working families and small business; many who will never recover. We are just now starting to see the warned about social impacts as a result of these leader’s decisions to shut the state down as they did. Disturbing data is emerging that, during the lock-down, we are

State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is urging state leaders to call lawmakers back to Springfield to allow them to vote on critical issues facing the state of Illinois.  “In the midst of a health crisis, we’ve required our essential workers to continue working and watched as other state legislatures have returned to work. Meanwhile, Illinois’ state leaders have allowed our

Healthcare workers have been laid off and furloughed by the tens-of-thousands across our state and country. This is resulting from healthcare facilities being required to neglect “elective” patient procedures that are not related to COVID-19. This means that millions of patients across our country are failing to receive the medical care they need in a timely manner, all in the

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) has announced it has distributed $7 million across the state to step up efforts to provide meal assistance for older Illinoisans impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. These funds, provided through Emergency Assistance Services grants, have been distributed to the state’s 46 care Coordination Units (CCUs) to provide meals for older Illinoisans. According