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Monday, April 16, 2018
Rep. Severin Reacts To Potential Override of Gun Licensing Bill

WSIL — Almost a month after Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed the Gun Dealer Licensing Act, the bill sponsor said he plans to file an override. News Three talked with three…


Monday, April 16, 2018
Leader Durkin, House Republicans Outraged By Democrats Playing Politics With Public Safety

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) is outraged that very important pieces of public safety legislation were not advanced out of the House Judiciary-Criminal committee yesterday….


Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Special Olympics Turns 50!

“Congratulations to Touch of Nature Environmental Center at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, the Dr. William Freeberg Family, and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke on your well-deserved recognition for…


Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Welcome FFA Students to the State Capitol on ‘Ag Day’!

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Monday, April 9, 2018
The Logan Church of God Celebrates 100th Anniversary!

Pictured (l-r) are State Rep. Dave Severin, Pastor Rick Fowler, and Administrative Bishop Rick Whitter. This past Sunday, Rep. Dave Severin, joined a host of family and friends as they…


Friday, April 6, 2018
Southern Illinois Legislators Urge Caution in SIU Carbondale Funding Reallocation Plan

CARBONDALE – United States Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) along with Illinois State Senator Paul Schimpf (IL-58), State Senator Dale Fowler (IL-59), Representative Terri Bryant (IL-115), Representative Dave Severin (IL-117), and…


Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Illinois’ Bicentennial Coin Design Contest: May 1, 2018 Deadline

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Thank you–Benton Lions Club! They Have Collected 10,000 Pair of Used Eyeglasses for Recycling!

Benton Lions Club Vice President Terry Swift pictured withBenton High School ambassadors Makaela Hampton andCarson Hill. Photo courtesy of Cindy S. Page According to an article by the Harrisburg Register,…


Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Bicentennial launches new video commercial, statewide media

The Illinois Bicentennial Commission today released its first video commercial promoting the state’s 200th birthday. The :30 second spot is the center point of a statewide multimedia campaign named after…


Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Congratulations to our Newest Correctional Officers!

Congratulations are in order for the sixty-two men and women who graduated on Friday from the Illinois Department of Corrections Academy! The IDOC Mission Statement: “To serve justice in Illinois…