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Dick Durbin, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Illinois, announced on Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election in 2026 ...
Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced Wednesday he will not seek a sixth term next year, marking an ...
"I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch," writes Illinois' Dick Durbin.
The decision by Durbin, who is in his fifth Senate term and is the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, will set off a flurry of ...
The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy," Durbin said. "But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass ...
Andy Barr, one of the candidates vying to succeed U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, received endorsement Wednesday from Somerset-based Congressman Hal Rogers. Barr’s camp put out a press release ...
Illinois’ senior senator was elected to the body in 1996 and has been reelected four times, most recently in 2020.
Wheeling Township Elementary District 21’s Phil Pritzker — one of the longest-serving elected officials in the Northwest ...
Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced in a ... Durbin, 80, currently serves as the minority whip in the Senate and is the longest serving senator in Illinois’ history.