Local Durbin Statement on the Passing of U.S. Senator Charles Percy by Gary Kopycinski on September 20, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 WASHINGTON,D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. U.S.Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement yesterday on the passing of former U.S. Senator Charles Percy (R-IL):