Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state's senior senator, and the convener of Illinois' bipartisan congressional delegation.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois's Eighth Congressional District.