CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago and Illinois lawmakers say political violence has become the reality. While some are concerned and want more security in the wake of the fatal shooting of Chicago-native conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, others do not plan to change anything.

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A security detail provided by the U.S. Capitol Police protects Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. He is assigned protection because Durbin is a ranking member of the U.S Senate. He says while the murder of Charlie Kirk is not going to change the precautions he already takes, the senator is sensitive to the reality of political violence across all political spectrums.

"That is a sad reality," Durbin said. "We got to be careful. We got to be thoug

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