During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the nomination of Mr. Matthew Lohmeier to be Undersecretary of ...

Durbin was first elected to the Senate in 1996, succeeding Democratic Sen. Paul Simon. In the primary that year, Durbin ...

Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters in the 2026 midterm elections select someone to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who has held the seat since 1997. The election ...

Trump is currently supporting his defense secretary, but some in the administration are speculating about how long Pete ...

The 80-year-old Democrat told WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that age was a factor in his not seeking a sixth term in the U.S.

Kelly joins Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who jumped into the contest last month. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is also ...

“Yea” votes included New Jersey’s Cory Booker, whose record-breaking speech on the Senate floor against Trump’s policies ...

In 2005, Durbin met Tammy Duckworth, then an Army National Guard ... In the general election that year, Durbin defeated Al Salvi, the husband of Kathy Salvi, who now chairs the Illinois Republican ...

Updates from President Donald Trump and the Trump administration as the White House holds the Easter Egg Roll.

Former CEO and current Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick—who wants robots to replace the American worker and wants you ...

HE’S BACK: Former President Joe Biden gave his first major public speech since leaving the White House at the Sofitel Hotel in Chicago on Tuesday. Biden didn’t say the words “Donald Trump” but he ...