Senator Dick Durbin

The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.

As extreme heat moves across Illinois, make sure to stay hydrated and keep an eye on your neighbors who might need help escaping the heat. Visit keepcool.illinois.gov to find your nearest cooling center. Stay safe, Illinois!

JUUL unleashed the youth vaping epidemic with kid-friendly flavors & deceptive promotion. Now, the Trump Admin is giving Big Tobacco the green light to poison kids while lining their pockets. I call on FDA Commissioner Makary to protect our kids & reverse this shameful decision.

The ongoing and unresolved desperation for food in Gaza continues to be a humanitarian disaster. Many aid organizations have experience providing aid without violence. The troubled GHF operation cannot continue in such a chaotic and deadly manner. And in the West Bank, a surge…

I was thrilled to join today’s ribbon cutting for @cta’s Red and Purple Modernization Phase One Project for which I’ve helped secure $1 billion in federal funds. These long overdue renovations will ensure safer, smoother, and more accessible rides for Chicagoans and visitors.

BREAKING: I sent a letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission urging them to consider how the limited number of resources and staff is affecting the Bureau of Prisons’ ability to discharge its mission and threatening the safety and well-being of incarcerated individuals.

There’s nothing “efficient” about cutting funding for public broadcasting, a critical source of information and emergency alerts for all Americans. Today I stopped by Chicago’s WBEZ radio station, one of many stations that may be forced to scale-back or close outright, especially…

After visiting two more ICE facilities, we have more evidence to confirm that the Trump Administration is: Overcrowding facilities. Denying access to medical care and legal counsel. Creating inhumane confinement conditions. NONE of it makes us safer.

My staff visited two ICE detention facilities in Florida. What’s happening in these facilities is abhorrent. People are dying. I’m revealing these devastating insights for the world to see.

BREAKING: Sen. DURBIN just revealed devastating insights into ICE detention facilities, following exclusive staff site visits to two Florida facilities.

Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed funding bills for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, as well as for Commerce, Justice, Science. @SenDuckworth and I secured key Illinois priorities in these bills and we'll continue to push for their inclusion in the…

MAGA world is completely imploding over the Jeffrey Epstein coverup. The FBI was told to “flag” any file mentioning President Trump. Why? It’s time for some real answers.

BREAKING: Sen. DURBIN presses Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino on rifts between Justice Department, FBI, and the White House on the Epstein coverup.

Republicans voted to defund public broadcasting. Now, more than 100 TV and radio stations will be at risk of closing and millions of Americans who rely on them for local news and emergency alerts will be left in the dark. It is cruel and un-American.

It’s absurd that the Trump Administration is firing immigration judges without any stated cause. Another abuse of power. We cannot abide these fear tactics.

On July 3, Attorney General Bondi fired an experienced, non-political immigration judge in Illinois. Judge Jennifer Peyton has served for almost a decade, and I had met with her a few weeks ago. She received an abrupt termination notice without *any stated cause.* This is…

Congressman Lewis was my friend. He knew better than to stay silent. Will we sit idly by while extreme MAGA Republicans steamroll our sacred right to vote? Or will we cause some good trouble to save democracy? I choose the latter.

Five years missed. Rest in power, Congressman.

The Epstein files must come to light. So, we provided an amendment to an appropriations bill to require Attorney General Bondi retain, preserve, and compile the Epstein files and submit a report to Congress. It passed unanimously.

What are Attorney General Bondi and President Trump hiding? Secrecy and undue influence have no place in our justice system.