Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov.

Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters select someone to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Here’s a look at candidates in the race.

Some politicos are wondering whether Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's potential 2028 bid will be diminished if his chosen ...

Dick Durbin, Illinois' longest-serving U.S. senator, announced on Wednesday he won't seek re-election in 2026. The 80-year-old Democrat's move to "pass the torch" opens up a potentially wide-open ...

Standing on his backyard deck Thursday — the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate — Illinois’ senior Sen ... Durbin is one of six senators who are at least 80 years old. The ...

When he finishes his current term, Durbin will be tied with former Illinois Sen. Shelby Collum, who served from 1883 to 1913, as the longest-serving U.S. senator in Illinois history. Durbin ...

Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Senate’s second-ranking ... “I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch,” he said.