According to Michael Dirksen, professor of politics and economics, “government showdowns get worse as time goes on, not everything happens on day one.”

Source: https://calvinchimes.org/2023/10/23/u-s-government-faces-possible-shutdown/

Allison Dirksen was charged with the loss for the Flyers.

Source: https://timesbulletin.com/Content/School-Sports/Sports/Article/Henkle-leads-Parkway-past-Marion-Local/197/6/237195

A proposed $141 million mixed-use redevelopment of the buildings by CA Ventures in 2019 over security concerns raised by federal judges working at the Dirksen building.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-feds-demolition-state-street-historic-buildings-20230419-d6efoybf4ndcpfnp4xx2mbhgda-story.html

Bruce Lee and his lawyer walk out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a hearing in February 2022.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/5/12/23721968/chicago-man-arrested-selling-fake-cubs-hats-on-probation-for-selling-fake-white-sox-tickets

Dirksen said she hopes the sale agreement will be completed before the end of the year and work to create the wetland will begin next spring.

Source: https://www.limaohio.com/news/2023/08/11/wright-state-sells-10-acres-of-land-to-improve-the-water-quality-at-grand-lake-st-marys/

Edward Burke arrives for his alleged political corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse Nov. 6, 2023, in Chicago.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-cb-daywatch-newsletter--20231107-57qmtljijfbsvnjgilpc6aucxe-story.html

He had personally pitched Republican Sen. Everett Dirksen on including an open-housing provision in the 1966 federal Civil Rights Act.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/22/macomb-county-michigan-suburbs-american-politics-00131386

Mapes had no comment as he hurriedly left the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, only to be met with a swarm of cameras as he walked from Dearborn to Jackson.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/24/23844293/verdict-tim-mapes-perjury-trial-michael-madigan

Security has been tight at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for the trial, with spectators required to lock up cellphones before entering the courtroom.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-goonie-gang-racketeering-trial-week-2-recap-20230603-ilk22vr2hbgurlfihk5xjwrrwy-story.html

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

Source: https://therealnews.com/congressional-staffers-are-demanding-the-senate-let-them-unionize

U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, presides over a hearing about the recent rise in antisemitism and its threat to democracy in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, Dec. 13, 2022.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/545886/ben-cardin-jewish-goodbye-maryland-departure-senate/

We were surprised about that too, but maybe they finally realized I got it right,” Dirksen smiles.

Source: https://www.baltimoregaylife.com/marcel-van-roosmalen-and-jess-gruntmann-fill-the-void-on-sbs-6-after-today-inside-displays/