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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

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have launched a new web tool for those who did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and are seeking Economic Impact payments. The ‘Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here’ web portal allows individuals who are not required to file a federal tax return to submit basic

Small businesses looking to keep workers on the payroll have a new option in the Paycheck Protection Program. Starting now, small businesses may apply for loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that will be forgiven loans for businesses that keep all employees on the payroll for eight weeks. Money must be used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases growing daily, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that he will be extending the state’s disaster proclamation for 30 days. This is the second disaster declaration issued by the Governor in hopes of combating the ongoing COVID-19 health issue.  Under the authority of the disaster declaration, Governor Pritzker has also announced that his original “stay-at-home”

Illinois’ current income tax filing deadline is April 15. Recently, the federal government has already pushed back the income tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15.  State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) issued the following statement urging Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to do the same:  “The ongoing COVID-19 health crisis has placed so many unforeseen burdens on the residents and businesses of

With the Governor having recently issued a stay-at-home order lasting until Tuesday, April 7, I wanted to reach out to make you aware that constituent services are still available through both my Springfield and Rockford offices via phone and e-mail. As many constituents are navigating these unprecedented times, we are still working to help provide resources and information to the

In an effort to increase the number of medical personnel available to handle increased patient loads at Illinois hospitals, a call has been issued to former doctors, nurses, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, and respiratory care therapists who have recently left the medical field to join the fight against COVID-19. Licensure fees will be waived so that these vital personnel may