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"Dick Durbin is, and will always be, a giant of the United States Senate," wrote U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois ...
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026.
The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.
Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich said the agency was aware of the order but that it would have no bearing on the April 1 elections. He said the agency was waiting on changes ...
Senate President Don Harmon is appealing Illinois election officials’ assertion he accepted $4 million more in political cash ...
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Senate Democrat, is retiring after 30 years of service. The powerful ...
While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce he would not be running for re-election in 2026.
If Juliana Stratton is elected, three Black women could serve concurrently in the U.S. Senate for the first time.
Dick Durbin, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Illinois, announced on Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election in 2026 ...
Dick Durbin, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Illinois, announced on Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election in 2026 ...
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026, ending his decades-long career in Congress.
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul co-leads a coalition opposing a Trump executive order viewed as retribution against a law firm.