LAKE FOREST - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered the commencement address to Lake Forest College’s Class of 2026 during a ceremony today at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Illinois. After being presented with a Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree during the ceremony, Durbin congratulated this year’s graduates’ hard work and shared lessons he has learned over more than four decades in public life. “With family and friends, you are closing one door and opening another… Continue Reading
CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a roundtable discussion ahead of Mother’s Day weekend with officials from Cook County Health (CCH) to discuss maternal health initiatives that provide critical assistance to new and expectant mothers. “We lose hundreds of women every year to preventable pregnancy-related conditions,” said Durbin. “Supporting and investing in high-quality, affordable maternal health care, like the services provided by Cook County Health, is crit… Continue Reading
CHICAGO - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), both members of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus; U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works; and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Ethylene Oxide Task Force, sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to underscore their opposition to… Continue Reading
May 09, 2026