Jim Durkin

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is joined by lawmakers on Feb. 22, 2021, after signing a criminal justice and police reform bill.

Jim Durkin: The SAFE-T Act gives drug cartels free rein in Illinois

September 9, 2022 at 4:38 p.m.

This past summer, Gov. J.B. Pritzker claimed, "Illinois is leading the way in addressing the war on drugs as no state has before." In reality, with his signature on the...

Police officers lift perimeter tape at the scene of a multiple shooting in the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 27, 2021.

Op-ed: To keep Chicago safe, law and order must be restored

October 28, 2021 at 3:12 p.m.

With the dramatic rise in violent crime across Chicago, it is expected that we will continue to see Illinois Democrats try to paint a new reality of the harm they...

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