Dick Durbin

The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution honoring a Muslim child who was stabbed to death in Plainfield Township in October 2023.

With Illinois already a reliable Democratic state, at least as far as the presidential race is concerned, state party chair Lisa Hernandez said the state party has plans to make strategic investments outside of Illinois

Democrats gathered in Springfield Wednesday for their annual rally at the Illinois State Fair amid a surge of enthusiasm and a renewed sense of optimism about their chances of retaining the White House in November.

Gov. JB Pritzker added his name to the growing list of influential Democrats endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption

Negotiations between Chicago and airlines about a seismic redo at O’Hare International Airport are back on track, Illinois’ two senators said Monday at a groundbreaking for Terminal 3 renovations.

Weeks after two high-profile resignations at the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday appointed the first-ever executive director to help lead the beleaguered agency.

Prioritizing construction of a new Global Terminal at O’Hare could be the cure to disagreements over an $8.5 billion redesign between the city and airlines.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said the state’s response to the tens of thousands of migrants that have come to the state over the past year and a half should center on Chicago.

Illinois’ two senators are seeking a meeting with United and American airlines to smooth turbulence over Chicago’s massive terminal project at O’Hare International Airport.

The Department of Homeland Security will speed up the processing of work authorizations for asylum seekers and extend Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants, actions that could help thousands of migrants who have arrived in Illinois in recent months.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, in Washington, D.C. this week to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, said he hoped other states would “look toward Illinois” to adopt legislation similar to a bill he championed.

A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers – a move they say is both humane and would help solve ongoing labor shortages

Illinois’ junior senator, Hoffman Estates Democrat Tammy Duckworth, significantly outraised senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in the year’s second quarter, new federal records show.

Governor, senators and hundreds come to celebrate grand opening of electric bus and truck plant.

A trip from St. Louis to Chicago via Amtrak’s Lincoln Service will be about 15 minutes quicker starting this week due to track upgrades that allow for increased speeds.

Democrats U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, visited Northern Illinois University Wednesday to herald a recent $1.5M federal investment for a 4,200-square-foot microchip innovation and workforce development hub on campus.

Lawmakers with ties to Sauk Valley and Illinois offer reactions to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

A Midway International Airport worker. A doctor who assists women with abortions. The head of a service for homeless individuals. All three are among guests invited by members of Illinois’ congressional delegation to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

In Senate, Durbin and Duckworth vote for passage of agreement with rail workers to avert freight strike. Seventeen members of the Illinois delegation to the House also voted for passage.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said in a statement that the committee is "reviewing these serious allegations," and he called on fellow members of Congress to pass a bill that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood and Sen. Dick Durbin want additional resources to be provided for Illinois seniors struggling with substance abuse disorders, according to a Wednesday letter issued to the federal office for Medicare and Medicaid services.

Months after several high-profile corporations announced plans to move Illinois-based headquarters out of state, Sen. Dick Durbin said during a visit to Meta’s DeKalb Data Center Thursday he believes Illinois still has a bright economic future.

“Today, while at the July 4th parade, my family, the entire Highland Park Community and I experienced the trauma of what far too many across the country are experiencing: The paralyzing terror of gun violence by a mass shooter," state Sen. Julie Morrison tweeted.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin D-Illinois paid a visit to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox on Wednesday to tour its future level 3 NICU, meet staff and discuss his affinity for newborns who require special care.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management approved a 25% retention bonus for nearly all employees at Thomson prison, three members of the Illinois congressional delegation announced.

A McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy shot outside a Rockford hotel Thursday morning has died, according to the sheriff’s office. The deputy has been identified as Crystal Lake resident Jacob Keltner.