Bill > HR0515

This resolution congratulates Michael K. "Mike" Durkin on his induction into the University of Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025, highlighting his remarkable achievements as both an athlete and a lawyer. The resolution recognizes Durkin's outstanding track and field career at the University of Illinois from 1971 to 1975, during which he won Big Ten championships in nine events, competed in the 1976 Olympic Games, and earned All-American honors while specializing in the statute mile and 1,500 meter dash. Simultaneously, Durkin pursued his legal education at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, graduating in 1978 and passing the Illinois bar exam in the same year. As a founding partner of Storino, Ramello & Durkin, he has specialized in municipal law, labor, and employment law, currently serving as village attorney for Elmwood Park and Burr Ridge, and township attorney for Proviso Township in Cook County. The resolution celebrates Durkin's achievements both on the athletic track and in the legal profession, noting his status as one of the few runners to have officially run a sub-four-minute statute mile, and his induction into the University of Illinois' athletic hall of fame, symbolizing his exceptional accomplishments.