State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Ill.)
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Durkin on gun control: ‘This is a very important issue for myself, coming from my background as prosecutor’
State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) appears to be bucking Republican Party platform politics when it comes to gun control.
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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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Durkin calls on Speaker Madigan to resign in wake of latest corruption allegations
A push for ethics reform introduced by state Rep. Jim Durkin was dismissed by Michael Madigan. Durkin now says the house speaker being named at the center of an ongoing federal corruption investigation explains why.
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Rep. Durkin wants General Assembly back in session to work on reopening Illinois
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) urged House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) to state lawmakers back to discuss the latest plan proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Rep. Durkin's summer reading challenge aims to reverse 'summer slide'
Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) is hoping to combat the learning loss known as “summer slide” with an innovative reading program for children.
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From Chicago City Wire
Durkin: McAuliffe will be sorely missed in the House
With the retirement of state Rep. Mike McAuliffe (R-Chicago) from the House of Representatives after almost 22 years, Illinois has lost a “respected leader of the House Republican Caucus," according to state Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge), the Republican leader of the house.
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From South Cook News
Coffee & Conversation session with Mayor Joe Marchese, Sen. John Curran, Rep. Jim Durkin set for July 10
A Coffee & Conversation session with Darien Mayor Joe Marchese and two members of the state legislature is scheduled at Chuck’s Southern Comforts Cafe for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 10.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP chairman: 'fair tax' punishes taxpayers
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said a constitutional amendment to establish a graduated income tax system in the state unfairly punishes taxpayers.
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Durkin voted ‘yes’ on bill to hike pay for department heads
Minority House Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) was among nine GOP state lawmakers who joined with Democrats to pass a bill to hike the pay of state agency department heads this week.
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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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'Truth' ad raises trust issue over Durkin ties to strip club scheme
A new “Truth” political ad funded by the Liberty Principles Super Pac paints Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) as a leader that voters in his community can’t trust.
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Durkin denies intervening in Broadview strip club dispute despite ex-mayor's testimony
Rep. Jim Durkin’s office told the Chicago Sun-Times that Durkin (R-Western Springs) did not “make any call to facilitate a meeting” over a proposed adult entertainment club in Broadview despite the sworn testimony of the village's former mayor saying he did.
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Leef not surprised about talk of Durkin-Madigan connection
Jeffrey Leef isn’t the least bit surprised by growing talk of Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) being in bed with House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and the Democratic machine.
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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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Several local legislators took money from taxi cab lobby to help ban ride-sharing
Chicago's taxi cab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including State Reps. Michael Zalewski (D-Riverside), Silviana Tabares (D-Lyons) and Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Cicero), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.