The man who admitted to a 2022 mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade was set to be sentenced Thursday, a day after survivors and witnesses gave emotional testimony about how ...

With the addition of guard Mihailo Petrovic, the Illini are aiming to compete for a national title using an unprecedented strategy ...

Following Sen. Dick Durbin’s decision, Illinois officeholders are looking at the potential risks and rewards of seeking a ...

The veteran senator's departure will set off a mad scramble both for his Senate seat and for younger colleagues eager to move up in the chamber.

Durbin’s departure will have major implications for the Democratic caucus, where he has been the party whip for two decades, ...

Behind-the-scenes jostling was already underway before Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin announced that he would not seek a ...

Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, was elected to serve in the U.S. Senate in 1996 after spending 14 years in the House. He is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary ...

Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top ...

The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.

“There comes a point where you have to face reality that this is the time to leave for me,” the Illinois senator, 80, told ...

Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...

Thomas DeVore’s ascent and subsequent fall underscore that the Illinois GOP can’t win with grievance-driven candidates.