What will Dick Durbin's Senate departure mean for downstate Illinois?

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* Capitol News Illinois… Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ senior Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on his decision to retire after four decades in Congress. “I’ve done this my way, making decisions based on family needs and personal needs, and what I [...]

What will Dick Durbin's Senate departure mean for downstate Illinois?

Illinois’ representation in the Senate has historically been divided between a person from the Chicago metropolitan region and another from downstate Illinois. That could change with Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement.

Senator Durbin leaving provides a chance, however small, to change Illinois’ direction. – Wirepoints on with Mike Ferguson of NewsTalkSTL

Ted joined NewsTalkSTL's Mike Ferguson to discuss Sen. Dick Durbin's decision to not run for reelection, the long list of people that could replace him, why it's unlikely anything will change in Illinois even with Durbin's departure, what it means for Illinois' influence in Washington, and more.