• Ben Szalinski
    APR 26, 2022
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    News in brief: Durkin calls on DCFS director to resign; Irvin wins suburban straw poll

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    House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) is calling on Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith to resign after Smith was held in contempt of court for a ninth time this year. And Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin won the Lake County straw poll over the weekend.

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