Connected To Chicago (05/23/2021) - Jim Durkin - Illinois House of Representatives.

Connected To Chicago (05/23/2021) - Jim Durkin is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 82nd District. Jim updates us on Illinois issues from Springfield including redistricting decisions that will not be based on census results. With a change in leadership with state Democrats, how are things shaping up in a "Post Mike Madigan" era.

This week's round table segment we are joined by Greg Hinz, Lynn Sweet, Heather Cherone and Ray Long. Topics include: On her second anniversary, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot decides she will only grant interviews to non-white members of the media.

Kim Gordon learns from Katie Dana, a researcher at the Illinois Natural History Survey that a summer overrun of cicadas will not be happening in the Chicago area, but other areas of the state might be seeing a larger than normal population of some species typically found in Illinois and the central states.