Illinois Senator Dick Durbin undergoes hip replacement surgery

OAK BROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is recovering from a hip replacement surgery.

The 79-year-old U.S. Senate Majority Whip underwent a successful surgery to replace his left hip, Durbin announced in a statement Thursday.

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The procedure was performed Thursday morning at Rush Medical Center in Oak Brook.

Senator Durbin's statement said in part that he looks forward to a speedy recovery and climbing the capitol steps again as soon as possible.

Durbin will stay in Illinois until he's cleared by his doctor to return to Washington D.C.

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Full statement from Senator Durbin:

"Today, I had a routine hip replacement surgery in Chicago. I'm grateful to the medical staff at RUSH for today's successful procedure, and I look forward to a speedy recovery and climbing the Capitol steps again as soon as possible."