State Representative Jim Durkin welcomed students to an ice cream social in Burr Ridge last Friday to recognize their commitment to reading over the summer break. Each year, Rep. Durkin…

CHILDREN Governor signs Davidsmeyer bill to create Pediatric Cancer License Plate that funds cancer research.  Senate Bill 946, sponsored by Senator Steve McClure and Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer, was signed into law…

STERIGENICS  Consent order could return ethylene oxide to active use in Willowbrook; Durkin and Mazzochi co-file amicus brief in opposition. The chemical, which was used by Sterigenics for more than two…

Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst), and state Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) today filed an amicus brief in the Circuit Court of…

In response to public concern over Sterigenics’ application for a construction permit, the Illinois EPA has agreed to facilitate a formal public meeting to answer questions and allow residents to…

State Representative Jim Durkin and Senator John Curran joined the family of Kelli Joy O’Laughlin at a ceremony to dedicate a bridge in memory of Kelli who was murdered in…

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin will join with the Illinois Tollway and members of the O’Laughlin family on July 13 at 9 a.m. to celebrate the Interstate 294 Plainfield Road…

Are you looking for a job or a new career? State Representative Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and State Senator John F. Curran (R-Downers Grove) invite you to participate in their…

New law will enact the strictest restrictions on ethylene oxide emissions and facilities that use the chemical in production in the nation.  Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs),…

AGRICULTURE Illinois planting season affected by wet weather. The exceptionally wet spring 2019 season made work in many fields very difficult during the usual planting weeks of April and May. Days…