Twenty-two candidates met the Nov. 3 filing deadline to run for U.S. Senate, as Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. plans to retire ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The recent shutdown has lasted 40 days, making it the longest in U.S. history. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin noted the toll on federal employees ...

Illinois’ Dick Durbin was one of eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate to support a plan on Sunday night to reopen the federal government. The plan angered many top Illinois Democrats such as Gov. JB ...

A University of Illinois professor who is running for the state's open U.S. Senate seat is separating himself from the ...

The deal that got lawmakers over the shutdown hump was nearly identical to the one that started the stand off. The new deal ...

WASHINGTON As open enrollment for 2026 individual market health insurance plans has begun and Americans across the country ...

Typically in lockstep, Illinois Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin split in how they voted on the measure in the Senate to end the government shutdown.

Illinois' senior U.S. senator, Dick Durbin, defended his vote to reopen the federal government after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. After 40 days, Durbin was one of eight senators -- ...

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the Lone Star state's plan for a mid-decade redistricting could be the first sign of a threat to the entire country. In return, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Thursday is Democrat Day at the State Fair in Springfield and one of the state's most prominent Democrats was asked about a possible run for governor in 2018. As the ...

A proposal to house federal prisoners, including some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, in a largely vacant maximum-security prison would be an economic boost to struggling northern Illinois, state ...

A University of Illinois professor who is running for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat is separating himself from the ...