Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he’s backing his colleague Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in his bid to become the next ...

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday he is endorsing his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate.

The billionaire governor’s backing could help Stratton preempt a long line of statewide political heavyweights jockeying for ...

Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.

Sen. Durbin spoke from his home in the state capital of Springfield, where he announced his first senate run back in 1995.

Senators Brian Schatz, Patty Murray and Sheldon Whitehouse could be considered potential successors for Senate Minority Whip ...

Saying “I know it’s time to pass the torch” in his video announcing he won’t seek reelection, 80-year-old Dick Durbin is ...

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin held his first news conference, since announcing he's retiring from Congress.

Longtime Illinois Democrats Dick Durbin and Jan Schakowsky are retiring, paving the way for younger lawmakers to step in and ...

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said it was time for him to pass the torch after announcing he will not seek ...

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