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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Senator Dick Durbin has decided he will not be seeking re-election next year
Description: The end of a political era is here.
Five-term Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has decided he will not be seeking re-election next year.
In an Illinois exclusive, Durbin spoke with WBEZ’s own Dave McKinney to break the news that is sure to set off a major contest to succeed him.
HOST: LARA