Illinois
Illinois General Assembly to honor retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) – The Illinois General Assembly will be honoring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at the State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, May 27.
Members of the Illinois House and Senate will meet in a rare joint session to salute Sen. Durbin’s nearly 44 years in Congress.
Governor JB Pritzker will also be attending.
During the joint session beginning at 12 p.m., Durbin will give a special address.
He is set to retire after his current term.
In April 2025, Durbin announced that he was not seeking re-election in 2026.
Durbin, a Democrat, was first elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996. He filled the seat left vacant after the retirement of U.S. Senator Paul Simon.
He also serves as the Senate Democratic Whip. He has been elected to that position every two years since 2005.
According to Durbin’s office, he’s the longest-serving senator in Illinois.
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