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Dick Durbin’s announcement today that he will not seek a new term in the 2026 elections will bring a generational shift ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expanding his national profile and generating buzz around a potential 2028 presidential ...
The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.
Illinois lawmakers are weighing in on federal legislation that would require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
“Republicans claim that the SAVE Act makes it illegal for non-citizens to vote, but federal law already prohibits ...
Senate President Don Harmon is appealing Illinois election officials’ assertion he accepted $4 million more in political cash ...
Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek ... It was Douglas, who lost election to a fourth term in 1966, who once mistakenly called him “Dick,” a nickname Durbin adopted.
In some respects, Durbin is an anomaly from a different era, when Democrats south of Interstate 80 could still win elections. That part of Illinois is now mostly ruby red politically. During ...
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a veteran Democrat from Illinois, is expected to announce her retirement next month after serving 14 ...