U.S. Senator, Illinois, Dick Durbin news, photos and more from Shaw Local
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.