State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Ill.)
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Irvin to make rare public appearance in La Grange
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and a group of local GOP township organizations have coaxed Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, a GOP candidate for governor, to a public meet and greet.
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House GOP Leader Durkin's Western Springs' home for sale
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin is on the November ballot for re-election to his west suburban state House seat. But he's also trying to move from his longtime home in Western Springs, according to Zillow.com.
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Durkin's sister-in-law last sold office furniture in 2001 before landing high-paying Tollway job
Laura Durkin, a sister-in-law to House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, last worked in 2001 selling office furniture before landing a $80,000-a-year job last spring with the Illinois Tollway as general manager of Engineering.
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Ex-Broadview mayor reaffirms Durkin's role in proposed strip club deal
Henry Vicenik, the former mayor of Broadview, told West Cook News that House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) called him to see if he were amenable to a deal proposed by the politically connected backer of a proposed strip club in the village.
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Village of Burr Ridge sends cease-and-desist letter to Durkin's campaign
The Village of Burr Ridge is demanding that House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s re-election campaign, “Citizens for Durkin,” halt mailing a flier that contains “false and misleading” information about the village’s fiscal health and the competency of its governing officials.
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Durkin chief of staff cited a number of times in Tribune's lottery investigation
Michael Mahoney, the chief of staff for House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, was cited multiple times in a recent Chicago Tribune story about an investigation into improper relationships between Illinois Lottery and legislative staff, and lobbyists for the British firm Camelot, the Lottery’s new management team.
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From Prairie State Wire
Durkin threatens litigation over questions from LGIS reporters
A lawyer for House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) has threatened Local Government Information Services, which owns this publication, via two cease-and-desist letters after reporters asked questions about the legislator.
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Powerful Chicago Democrat alderman backs Durkin’s GOP statehouse bid
House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) is one of two GOP candidates to receive financial support from powerful Chicago Alderman Ed Burke.
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Remembering the west suburban state lawmakers who tried to ban Uber
Three years ago this week, State Reps. Michael Zalewski (D-Riverside) and Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) were plotting to override a veto of their bill that would have regulated Uber and Lyft out of existence in Illinois.
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Durkin opponent sees disillusion dragging down Illinois
Burr Ridge Mayor Mickey Straub calls the recent rush appointment of a legislative inspector general (LIG) that followed a three-year vacancy a case of “damage control” to shield lIlinois lawmakers from the political fallout of recent sexual harassment allegations against a state senator.
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Records show City of Berwyn paid State Rep. Durkin's law firm nearly $200K in fees
For municipal bond advisory work, Jim Durkin, the lawyer, earned nearly $200,000 for his law firm, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, from just one client, the City of Berwyn, billing records obtained by West Cook News show.
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Sources: Western Springs’ Durkin looking to hire a new Chief of Staff
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin is looking to replace his Chief of Staff with a former Bruce Rauner aide close to controversial state super-lobbyist Nancy Kimme, sources tell Prairie State Wire.