Tollway Denies Patronage in Hiring State Lawmaker’s Relative, but Won’t Release Resume
ICPR Board Chair Hon. Susan Garrett was quoted in this article.
Via – The Daily Herald
“The Illinois tollway’s refusal to provide the resume of a politically connected employee hired as general manager of engineering is “troubling,” a political reform expert said.
In April 2017, the agency hired Laura Durkin for the position that reports directly to the chief engineer at a salary of $80,016 annually. Laura Durkin is the sister-in-law of Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs.
Tollway authorities said she was chosen out of 10 other applicants because “she had the best skill set of the candidates considered for the job including management experience, organizational skills and detail focus.”
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