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Gov. JB Pritzker endorses Juliana Stratton for Dick Durbin's Senate seat
The billionaire governor’s backing could help Stratton preempt a long line of statewide political heavyweights jockeying for ...
Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection in Illinois
Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin is retiring at the end of next year after more than four decades in Washington in a move that ...
Clarence Page: Sen. Dick Durbin’s departure stirs a scramble amid a new generation
As President Donald Trump’s polling takes a tumble 100 days into his second term — and Illinois’ Dick Durbin, the Senate’s ...
Opinion
Dick Durbin Left Stage With No Huffing or Puffing
As U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin told reporters Wednesday of his intention not to run for reelection, he clearly was worried that his own exit at the age of 80 would be taken as a rallying cry for the ...
Durbin’s exit seen as chance for generational shift in Democratic leadership
Saying “I know it’s time to pass the torch” in his video announcing he won’t seek reelection, 80-year-old Dick Durbin is ...