U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

President Biden has nominated an Illinois Wesleyan University graduate to the federal bench. Colleen Lawless is currently an associate circuit judge in Sangamon County. Before that she was a shareholder in a prominent Springfield law firm.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said Thursday he supports the Biden administration’s approach so far on sanctions against Russia — although he hopes for even further sanctions personally on Vladimir Putin and his inner circle.

One year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, elected officials and central Illinois residents said they remember the events of that day vividly.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin joined a virtual roundtable Friday to discuss recent investments in EV technology, saying the country is finally starting to wake up to the need to break its dependence on fossil fuels.

The Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington will get almost $2.9 million in pandemic relief money from the federal government, U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin announced Thursday.

The U.S. Marshal for central Illinois could continue in that job under the Biden administration.

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said the proposed American Jobs Plan puts $174 billion toward electric vehicle charging stations and buyer tax credits by 2030.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he blames President Trump for the violence that desecrated the temple to democracy that is the U.S. Capitol.During Wednesday's…

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday he believes the issue of direct pandemic relief aid for states, cities, and small units of government will come back,…

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin cruised to re-election Tuesday, handily winning over four lesser-known challengers.The Associated Press called the race in his…