In a video posted on social media Friday, former President Barack Obama praised Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) after announcing he will not seek re-election in 2026 at the end of his term.

An Obama-appointed federal judge in California who issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from cutting funding to sanctuary cities has deep financial ties to the Democratic Party, records ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who came into office alongside Gov. JB Pritzker in 2018, announced on Thursday she will seek Durbin's spot in the Senate.

The list of names ranges from the most high-profile — Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin —to the more obscure such as Festus ...

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career ...

Longtime Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026 after serving for more than four decades in Congress, and there is expected to be a political ...

Among the orders signed Wednesday include calling for sharper scrutiny of colleges’ financial ties with foreign donors and ...

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026.

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD now leads Tesla as the world’s biggest maker of EVs by sales, reporting revenue of over ...

Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top ...

Xinis was born in Mineola, New York, graduated from the University of Virginia and went to Yale Law School. She clerked for Judge Diana Gribbon Motz on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She was ...

After his announcement on Wednesday, leaders and organizations around the area shared statements responding to the news.