Objecintg to the Democratic-drawn legislative maps, Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) lamented the secrecy, deception, misdirection, and backroom deals involved in the bill's passage.
House Republican Floor Leader Jim Durkin (R-Chicago) has joined his Republican colleagues condemning Gov. J.B. Pritzker over what they see as him misleading voters about redistricting legislative maps.
State Rep. Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett) took the floor during the House Labor and Commerce Committee hearing on House Bill 2643 to question Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) about what happens when a recipient is inadvertently overcompensated.
Count former Republican state representative Jeanne Ives among those wholly opposed to the Green Energy bill backed by Democrats.
Veteran state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Morris) has grown tired of the way she feels Democrats do business in Springfield.
Minority House Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) doesn’t mince words in expressing what he thinks of Gov. J.B. Pritzker signing off on new map redistricting legislation completely crafted by Democrats.
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) criticized the budget passed by the Democrats during the waning hours of the May 31 session.
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) strongly urged the governor to stand up for Illinoisans and veto the Democrats’ map after it was released Friday night.
Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) is angry that nothing ever seems to change with Democrats in Springfield, he believes.
For three years, the 47th Street bridge over I-294 has been decorated with blue and yellow cups reading "Brooks Strong." That bridge has long been informally dedicated to Brooks Edwin Tonn, a 10-year-old Hinsdale boy who lost his battle with a rare form of cancer in 2017.
State Sen. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) has a simple philosophy of why he stands so strongly against a bill he says would make vaccinations a requirement for all.
A meeting was held late last month between House Republican Leader Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge), Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich), Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders.
Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) questioned the map-making process the other side of the aisle is executing.
On May 12, Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) proposed to rename the 47th Street Bridge over Interstate 294 the "Brooks Edwin Tonn Memorial Bridge” through House Joint Resolution 13.
Following the emergence of blistering details in the report about the deadly COVID-19 outbreak in LaSalle Veterans' Home, Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) joined his fellow Republican lawmakers in asking for accountability.