Senator Dick Durbin knows Governor Elect Bruce Rauner will have his hands full as a political rookie trying to "Shake up Springfield" as he pledged in his campaign commercials. Durbin says Rauner will face some heavy financial questions.

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While Rauner has talked about running government like a business in various ways, Durbin says that's not always realistic.

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Durbin will take in some early Inaugural events this weekend but he'll be forced to leave early because he's the top democrat in the US Senate for the time being as Senator Harry Reid recovers from an accident that occurred when he was working out.