CHICAGO (WLS) -- Back from Washington. D.C., Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he has no regrets about his controversial vote ending the government shutdown.

Durbin made his point while visiting a food bank in Edgewater.

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Since 2020, the Care for Real food bank has seen a 400% increase in Chicagoans coming in for food assistance. It has only gotten worse since Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were cut off during the government shutdown.

Durbin says he could no longer allow families to go hungry or air traffic controllers to work long hours without paychecks.

"Several members said behind closed doors, 'we're one air traffic accident away from ending the shutdown.' We were running a risk there. And these men and wome

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