Terry Redman, chairman of the DeWitt County Democratic Party, received the Party Builder Award at the annual Democratic County Chairs' Association Brunch on Aug. 13 in Springfield.

Thanks, Mayor Harvey. Dick Durbin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1997 and has been the Senate Democratic Whip since 2005.

During a budget hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee several weeks ago, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked HHS ...