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Illinois’ two U.S. Senators have expressed concerns about the most recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in Quincy.

The resignation of Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock following revelations of lavish spending and improper expense reporting is generating reaction from politicians across the political spectrum.

Illinois' top two Democrats are asking Amtrak to study the feasibility of adding trains along the Chicago-to-Carbondale route.

CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has removed a Facebook post that erroneously claimed a GOP leader had told the president, "I can't even stand to look at you." Durbin says he's satisfied that that people now know he's not to blame for the mistake...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and other Democrats are asking energy drink companies not to market to children and to stop making products available in schools.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is praising the work of the Amtrak Board of Directors' chairman as he works for funding the federally subsidized rail line.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk will introduce a bipartisan bill to crack down on gun trafficking and straw purchasing.

Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Claire McCaskill of Missouri are going to bat for Stan the Man. They're proposing federal legislation to name a new Mississippi River bridge for Cardinals great Stan Musial, who died Saturday. The bridge carrying Interstate 70 traffic opens next year...

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says the debate on gun control has been avoided for too long.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says the best way to honor veterans is to make sure they have jobs and the mental health care they need when they come home. In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Durbin urged his colleagues to pass two pieces of legislation to help veterans and their families...