Illinois State Representative Jim Durkin
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.