The decision by Durbin, who is in his fifth Senate term and is the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, will set off a flurry of ...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. "I truly love ...

Senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the chamber, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection next year, ...

Illinois’ senior senator was elected to the body in 1996 and has been reelected four times, most recently in 2020.

Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ ...

The Illinois senator— the minority whip and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee — will not seek reelection in 2026, ...

It was Douglas, who lost election to a fourth term in 1966, who once mistakenly called him “Dick,” a nickname Durbin adopted. Durbin earned a law degree from Georgetown and worked as legal ...

Dick Durbin, one of the highest ranking Democrats ... "So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term." Durbin, 80, who had previously said he was undecided ...