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SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) says Senate Democrat leaders forced through legislation Sunday night that strips local control from county officials when siting wind and solar energy projects in and around Illinois communities. House Bill 4412 was passed by a partisan vote of the Senate on Jan. 8. It now moves to House of Representatives for consideration.

Two Senate Committees have scheduled meetings in the Capitol on Jan. 5. Visit the General Assembly Web site at ilga.gov for information about the meetings.

SPRINGFIELD – A Dec. 28 ruling by a Kankakee County Circuit Judge declaring the pretrial release portion of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional is not surprising, according to State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley), who has never supported the controversial law or the way it was forced through the Senate in late-night lame-duck session on Jan. 13, 2021. “State’s attorneys and

Legislators currently home in their districts for the holiday season will return to Springfield after the new year for the traditional “lame-duck” session to likely take up controversial measures ahead of the new General Assembly. In other news, a recent survey showed that Illinois has the highest percentage of small businesses implementing hiring freezes during the holiday season. And the

After the fall veto session resulted in the passage and the Governor’s signature of yet another trailer bill to the controversial SAFE-T Act, the lawsuit challenging its legality has been delayed. In other news, the federal Department of Homeland Security once again extended the deadline for requiring a REAL ID as identification for domestic flights. Meanwhile, the Federal Communications Commission

SPRINGFIELD – The 2022 Fall Veto Session wrapped up during the week of Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, with legislators taking up legislation that made changes to the controversial SAFE-T Act. In other news, extensions for driver’s license renewals have officially come to an end. Controversial SAFE-T Act changes, but public safety concerns remain In the final week of the

SPRINGFIELD – Legislative changes to the SAFE-T Act do make some needed improvements to the controversial new law, but do not fully address the front-line concerns of public safety personnel tasked with protecting Illinoisans, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley). House Bill 1095 was approved by a strictly partisan vote of the Senate on Dec. 1. The legislation