Senate passes Syverson’s legislation to combat robo-calls

May 25, 2018

Lawmakers could soon be developing new tools to combat the seemingly endless, and still growing, issue of robo-calls, thanks to legislation filed by State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) that passed the Illinois Senate on May 25. "These calls aren’t about sales or capitalism, they are pure harassment," said Syverson. "This legislation will allow us to put together new methods of combating the constant menace of robo-calls...