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Governor Pritzker Announces Intent to Seek Third Term Last week, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that he intends to run for a third term in office. Illinois does not place term limits on governors, and Pritzker will be the first to pursue a third term since the 1980s. First elected in 2018, Pritzker has served as governor since 2019. Since

State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) is bringing his office directly to constituents this summer through a series of Traveling Office Hours events across the 35th Senate District. District residents are encouraged to attend to receive help with state services, ask questions, and share feedback on legislative issues. Senator Syverson’s staff will be on-site at the following locations: Poplar GrovePoplar

Governor Signs Record-Breaking Budget into Law SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker has officially signed into law the largest government spending plan in Illinois history – a more than $55 billion spending plan that includes nearly $1 billion in new tax increases and relies heavily on budget gimmicks and one-time revenue grabs. Passed by the General Assembly on May 31 and

CHERRY VALLEY—State Senator Dave Syverson and State Representative Jeff Keicher are joining a Sangamon County lawsuit to enforce the Illinois Constitution’s Three Reading Rule on SB 328. “Once again, Democrats are forcing a reckless bill through the legislature and ignoring the Constitution to do it,” said Senator Syverson. “What message does it send when elected officials don’t follow the law?

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) is sounding the alarm after Governor JB Pritzker signed the largest budget in Illinois history—totaling $55 billion. “In just six years, Governor Pritzker has grown state spending by nearly 40 percent,” Syverson said. “Ask any Illinois family, has your income gone up 40 percent? Of course not. Yet you’re expected to keep

Pritzker Defends His Sanctuary State Agenda While Illinoisans Pay the Price SPRINGFIELD – As Governor J.B. Pritzker traveled to Washington, D.C., to testify on Illinois’ sanctuary state policies, his immigration agenda has cost Illinois citizens billions of dollars. While Governor Pritzker claims he’s simply following existing law, in reality he has pushed policies that dramatically limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement—even

As Governor JB Pritzker testifies in Washington today about his sanctuary state agenda, Illinoisans need to hear the truth: Pritzker hasn’t just embraced dangerous sanctuary policies, he has supercharged them, stripping law enforcement of the tools they need to protect our communities and turning Illinois into a safe haven for criminal illegal immigrants. The Governor hides behind the TRUST Act

Record-Spending Budget Passes the General Assembly SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker’s record-breaking spending plan—which relies on nearly $1 billion in tax increases and gimmicks—passed the General Assembly on May 31. Once signed into law, it will become the largest budget in Illinois history, totaling more than $55 billion. That figure represents a staggering increase of nearly $15 billion, or almost

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) says Gov. JB Pritzker’s $55.2 billion spending plan – the state’s largest budget ever – not only represents a nearly 40 percent increase since the current Administration took office in 2019, but also requires an extra $1 billion in taxes. “It took 200 years for the state budget to reach around $30

Senate Republicans Urge Governor Pritzker to Protect Vulnerable Illinoisans SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate Republican Caucus is calling on Governor JB Pritzker to protect critical funding that provides care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Illinois. State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) says Republican Senators sent a letter to the Governor, urging him to fully restore a