Immediately upon ringing in the New Year, 253 new laws will become effective in 2019 that have wide raging impact. Here are few of those laws Illinois families should know…

BUDGET CGFA issues National Rankings Survey. The December 2018 year-end report, compiled by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA), is intended to show how the state of Illinois…

State Representative Jim Durkin is hosting a winter clothing drive now through November 4th to collect cold weather gear for families in need this winter season. Donations of new or…

Willowbrook, IL – State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) today released the following statement on the news that the U.S. EPA has agreed to mobilize to conduct a follow-up ambient…

Rep. Jim Durkin sent the following letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency today urging immediate action to protect our communities and residents from ethylene oxide emissions at the…

DuPage Area State Representatives and Senators are joining forces through the entire month of September to help Loaves & Fishes support DuPage County families in need. Loaves & Fishes is…

Durkin Introduces Bill To Cease Operations at Industrial Plants If Air Quality Standards Are Not In Compliance. In response to the environmental crisis occurring at a Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook,…

The public is invited to join State Representatives Jim Durkin and David S. Olsen along with Senator John F. Curran for a discussion on a number of environmental topics, including…

State Representative Jim Durkin is partnering with State Senator John Curran to host a free Senior Health Fair, bringing together over 60 vendors to provide screenings and helpful information for…

Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin introduced new legislation today that will sunset Illinois’ property tax code to force the General Assembly to reform the broken system. House Bill 5924…