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655,000 Americans die annually from heart diseases. The National Wear Red Day was specifically introduced to help us gain focus on the impending risk of heart diseases and strokes among women. About 1 in 3 deaths among women each year are due to cardiovascular diseases. Your best friends for prevention are better lifestyles, diets and exercises. #WearRedDay #GoRedGetFit

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) released the following statement after Gov. J. B. Pritzker delivered his Budget Address to a joint session of legislators Feb. 2 via a virtual broadcast from the Old State Capitol. “The Governor was spinning a grand tale for his listeners about his Administration’s accomplishments on behalf of our state, but the reality

SPRINGFIELD – Citing the urgent need for swift action to stem the ongoing spike in violent crime across the state, State Sen. Dave Syverson joined with other Illinois Senate Republican Caucus members Feb. 1 to unveil an updated legislative package targeting violent crime and offering a critical lifeline to law enforcement efforts. “We have to address the crime wave that

Springfield, IL – Illinois Senate Republicans are seeking to deliver Illinois families much-needed tax relief through their recently announced package of tax reform proposals. They say these measures will provide the citizens of Illinois with permanent, substantive relief, instead of the temporary relief that is expected to be proposed by Gov. JB Pritzker during his upcoming Budget Address. “It’s encouraging

SPRINGFIELD – Senate Republican lawmakers are working to put citizens back in the driver’s seat of their democracy through the Voter Empowerment Project, a series of constitutional amendments to fix the state’s broken redistricting system, and allow voters to weigh in on new laws, throw out corrupt politicians, and make substantive changes to the Illinois Constitution through popular referendums. Meanwhile,

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) is the cosponsor of Constitutional reform legislation unveiled Jan. 18 that would allow Illinois voters a more active role in their democratic process. “I believe in giving the people of Illinois back their voice — a voice that too often has been ignored as a result of decades of legislative corruption and

SPRINGFIELD – Only one of the Senate’s nine scheduled session days in January will take place as Democrat legislative leaders cancelled the upcoming week due to the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the state. In other news, Gov. JB Pritzker continues to break promises for a fair and independent map process with his signing of new judicial subcircuit court maps.

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) and State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 14 to open their new legislative office at 115 W. Oak Knoll Dr., Route 72, in Hampshire. Local residents are invited to the 4:30 p.m. ceremony, which is followed by an Open House from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Light

Today we honor the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect ours. Thank you for your service.

SPRINGFIELD – Following Democrats’ successful attempts last year to gerrymander Illinois’ legislative maps, the Illinois Supreme Court map, and the Congressional map, State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) says action Jan. 5 to ram through a partisan gerrymandering of judicial sub-districts is yet another power grab by Democrat lawmakers – this time for control of the state’s judicial system. Partisan