Dear Friend, This week has been one of monumental firsts in the history of the State of Illinois and indeed the United States of America. The federal and state governments…

BENTON – State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) is pointing constituents of the 117th district to new online resources and a COVID-19 hotline administered by the Illinois Department of Public Health…

MARION – State Rep. Dave Severin is issuing the following updates for his constituents in regard to the latest information available from State of Illinois governmental resources on the COVID-19 outbreak….

MARION – State Rep. Dave Severin is issuing the following updates for his constituents in regard to the latest information available from State of Illinois governmental resources on the COVID-19 outbreak….

Dear Friend, In this week’s edition of Severin Says, I have a quick update for my readers on some of the legislation I am sponsoring this Session. You’ve heard a…

During the last week of February, House and Senate Republicans joined members of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association for a press conference to denounce Governor Pritzker’s decision to end cooperation and…

In his annual budget address this year, Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed withholding $150 million of state funds for local K-12 schools unless voters approve his income tax hike in the November elections….

Dear Friend, The big news of the week in Springfield was supposed to be Governor Pritzker’s Budget Address. However, news broke on Tuesday morning that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was…

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) issued the following statement after hearing Governor JB Pritzker’s Budget Address Wednesday. “Today, the Governor offered a pretty rosy picture of Illinois’ finances. Optimism…

Dear Friend, It was another light week in Springfield, with a scheduled Session day on Thursday being canceled for the 2nd week in a row. That did not stop me…