U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Priests for Justice for Immigrants from the Chicago-area and me...

Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997.

Apr 23, 2025 · Longtime Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026 and will retire after serving for over four decades in Congress.

Apr 23, 2025 · Durbin, 80, won election to the U.S. Senate in 1996 to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Simon, to whom Durbin served as legal counsel in the early 1970s when Simon was …

Dec 10, 2025 · Dick Durbin (born November 21, 1944, East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.) is an American politician who represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–97) …

Dec 5, 2025 · Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is set to retire in 2026, but before he leaves Congress he is making one last attempt to pass the DREAM Act.

Apr 23, 2025 · CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term …

Apr 24, 2025 · Durbin, a Springfield Democrat who was born in East St. Louis, announced Wednesday he will retire from the Senate when his term ends in 2027 following 44 years in …

Dick Durbin first introduced the Dream Act in the Senate in 2001. He’s been a tireless advocate ever since for ensuring that Dreamers can remain in the country they call home and continue …

1 day ago · Durbin, Duckworth seek criminal probe of Chicago's immigration blitz — even after Trump leaves office The Illinois senators cited at least 50 documented instances of …