    Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
    [Page 97]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        RICHARD J. DURBIN, Democrat, of Springfield, IL; born in East St.
    Louis, IL, November 21, 1944, son of William and Ann Durbin; graduated,
    Assumption High School, East St. Louis; B.S., foreign service and
    economics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1966; J.D., Georgetown
    University Law Center, 1969; attorney, admitted to the Illinois bar in
    1969 and began practice in Springfield; legal counsel to Lieutenant
    Governor Paul Simon, 1969-72; legal counsel to Illinois Senate Judiciary
    Committee, 1972-82; parliamentarian, Illinois Senate, 1969-82;
    president, New Members Democratic Caucus, 98th Congress; associate
    professor of medical humanities, Southern Illinois University School of
    Medicine, Springfield; married the former Loretta Schaefer, 1967; three
    children: Christine, Paul, and Jennifer; committees: Budget,
    Governmental Affairs, Judiciary; subcommittees: Administrative Oversight
    and the Courts; Immigration; Technology, Terrorism and Government
    Information; elected to the 98th Congress, November 2, 1982; reelected
    to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate, November 1996.

                      Office Listings
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    364 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington,
     DC 20510-1304...................................               224-2152
      Chief of Staff.--Ed Greelegs.                            TTY: 224-8180
      Legislative Director.--Tom Faletti.
      Executive Assistant.--Kathy Anderson.
      Press Secretary.--Melissa Merz.
    230 South Dearborn, Kluczynski Building 38th
     Floor, Chicago, IL 60604........................         (312) 353-4952
      Chief of Staff.--Mike Daly.
    525 South Eighth Street, Springfield, IL 62703...         (217) 492-4062
      Director.--Bill Houlihan.
    Mercantile Bank Building of Southern Illinois,
     123 South 10th Street, Suite 414, Mt. Vernon, IL
     62864...........................................         (618) 244-7441