Jim Durkin served in the House for 24 years, including nine as leader of the Republican minority. A moderate member of his party, he announced his resignation in January, acknowledging that the “party over the last at least six years has shifted.”
Lemont Mayor John Egofske was appointed by Republicans to fill the Illinois House seat vacated by state Rep. Jim Durkin, who led the chamber’s GOP caucus for many years before resigning last month.
Egofske will stay on as mayor of the southwest suburb while also representing the House district that covers Lemont, Burr Ridge and most of Homer Glen.Lemont Mayor John Egofske was selected as the new state representative to fill the vacancy of former House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. Durkin served in the House for 24 years, including nine as leader of the Republican minority. A moderate member of his party, he, acknowledging that the “party over the last at least six years has shifted.” Durkin took heat after the November election, when Democrats flipped five House seats.
Egofske, a certified public accountant who retired from a business career to run for mayor in 2017, said he will work to “lower property taxes, address crime and keep jobs in Illinois, ” according to the release announcing his appointment. He could not be reached for comment Monday.
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