Senator Dick Durbin is saluting the Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks.

In a city impacted by deadly violence in recent years, he told fellow Senators the NHL club has become a unifying force.

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Durbin marveled at the turnaround since a change in management.

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Durbin and Republican colleague Mark Kirk introduced a Senate resolution Wednesday honoring the Blackhawks.