CHICAGO (AP) — As U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin declared victory Wednesday for Walgreen Co.’s decision to keep its headquarters in Illinois, Republican businessman Jim Oberweis accused him of “bullying,” saying the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat deserved scorn — not praise — for his efforts.

“His bullying of (Walgreen) was a political stunt designed to help only one person: Dick Durbin,” said Oberweis, a state senator and dairy magnate trying to unseat Durbin on Nov. 4. “It didn’t create any jobs. It didn’t reform our job-killing tax code.”