State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Ill.)
Recent News About State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Ill.)
Campaign spending: Ortiz raised $187K ahead of primary victory
Incumbent Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) raised $505 per vote cast for him in the 82nd House District Republican primary race last week compared to challenger Mickey Straub's $547 per vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.
Five DuPage House Republicans join Democrats to back local gun store ban
Five DuPage House Republicans, including House GOP Leader Jim Durkin, voted Tuesday for a measure Illinois' independent local gun stores say would put them out of business.
Pritzker wants to follow Madigan 2017 tax hike with more increases, Durkin says
Illinois Democrat gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker will follow State House Speaker Mike Madigan's huge tax hike with increases of his own if he wins in November, the ranking House Republican said earlier this week.
Rep. Durkin claims no fiscal need for tax hikes
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) said at a press conference last Wednesday that there was no reason to raise taxes for the Fiscal Year 2020 in order to balance the budget.
Tax hikes not needed to balance budget, GOP says
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) says that tax increases are not necessary to achieve a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2020.
House Democrats stall Rep. Durkin's ethylene oxide bill
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin's (R-Western Springs) bill involving ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions is stuck in committee after every Democrat in the House Energy & Environment Committee voted "present."
Durkin: Hollow Democrat Promises for Fair Maps Highlight State’s Ethical Failings
Despite the past documented evidence of Illinois’ Democrat leaders, including Governor JB Pritzker and new House Speaker Chris Welch, stating support for a fair, transparent and non-partisan redistricting process, they continue to press on with the current partisan process.
Illinois Rep. Durkin wants governor to make good on his promise of no 'gerrymandered' redistricting maps
Republican House Leader Jim Durkin is calling on Gov. J.B.
Durkin criticizes Illinois Dems for rejecting LIG candidates, showing 'true ethics reform is not a priority'
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) reasons there’s a good reason why Illinois Democrats are rejecting many of the recommendations made by the search committee aiding in selecting a new Legislative Inspector General.
Durkin introduces bill to target Illinois organized retail theft: Citizens, merchants 'desperate for action'
State Representative Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) has recently introduced House Bill 4275, which criminalizes organized retail theft and imposes a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
'We need to be the adults in the state;' Durkin urges colleagues to move forward from heated encounter
House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) hopes his colleagues can "move forward" after a heated and profanity-laced encounter between Reps. Lakesia Collins (D-Chicago) and Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) in the state House of Representatives last week that centered around masks.
Durkin: 'I call on Gov. Pritzker to stop this obvious effort to hijack the Republican primary election'
State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) recently criticized Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for an ad attacking Mayor Richard Irvin in his run for governor.