Dick Durbin

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 10, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Will the tweeting travails of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner put a damper on…

Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill has drafted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking that an investigation be launched into recent allegations…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Renewing a decade-long quest, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 2, 2011 - Reported by Jo Mannies, Beacon political reporter, and Robert Koenig, Beacon Washington…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON - If you thought the government shutdown debate was a nail-biter, the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 6, 2011 - He may play a conservative TV executive on "30 Rock," but Alec Baldwin styles himself…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 4, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Clearing the way for the sale of Thomson correctional center to the…

Reporting from WBEZ's Tony Arnold used in this report.Illinois' two U.S. senators are saying party leaders are trying to avoid a government shut down.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 29, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Nearly a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a new wave of bigotry…

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says the size of the evacuation zones around the six nuclear power plants in Illinois should be reviewed.Kirk and fellow U.S. Sen.…