Just ahead of the Memorial Day Weekend, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB) has voted to release two convicted murderers prompting renewed calls from House Republican Leader Jim Durkin…

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and State Senator John Curran will host free Children’s Safety Expo on Saturday, May 14. This family-friendly event will feature demonstrations from the Brookfield Zoo…

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and State Senator John Curran will host a job fair on Thursday, April 14. The fair will be free and open to the public and…

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin offered the following statement after news broke that former House Speaker Michael Madigan has been indicted:  “Illinois deserves better. This is another chapter in the…

Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin released the following statement after Governor Pritzker’s budget address.  “The governor’s budget address is always a wish-list, and this year it’s clear that the governor…

With a focus on protecting victims of violent crime and their families, Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) introduced legislation on Thursday to overhaul Illinois’ Prisoner Review Board…

Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin sent a letter to the Chair of the House Appropriations Human Services Committee this morning to call for a hearing on the failures at DCFS that have…

As “smash-and-grab” robberies continue to terrorize consumers and retailers, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) has filed legislation targeting the organized theft rings behind these headline-grabbing crimes. “Smash-and-grab retail…

This op-ed originally ran in Crain’s Chicago Business In May of this year, Democrats pushed through legislation that they will be touting as “ethics reform” through the next election. Unfortunately,…

Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and Illinois State Senator John Curran (R-Downers Grove) were joined by suburban police chiefs from Cook County Monday morning to introduce new…