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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, speaks during a debate to override Gov. Rauner's veto of the budget bills on the floor of the Illinois House during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, walks off the floor of the Illinois House after the House voted to override Gov. Rauner's veto and pass a budget for the first time in two years during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)
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House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, heads to a leader's meeting in Speaker Michael Madigan's office Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, center, appears on the House floor on the first day of a special session in Springfield, Ill. Durkin said Monday, June 26, 2017, that his team is negotiating with Democrats over changes to workers' compensation, money-saving changes to pension benefits and a four-year property tax freeze to go with a four-year income tax increase. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, second from left, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, second from right, and Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, right, present a silver pitcher given to a 19th century Illinois senator that's been absent from the state for nearly 150 years to the Illinois State Capitol Friday, May 30, 2014, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, looks on as lawmakers discuss state budget legislation on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Durkin argues that passing a budget without the revenue to support it is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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FILE - In this March 26, 2014 file photo, Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, is seen at the state Capitol in Springfield. On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the House passed a proposed constitutional amendment by a vote of 107-5 that would change the state constitution to ensure no one is denied the right to register to vote or cast a ballot based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation or income. Durkin co-sponsored the proposal. The measure would be placed on the November ballot if it passes by a three-fifths margin in the Senate. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
