NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. -- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says rehab worked after he suffered a stroke last year. The Illinois Republican spoke Friday at a charter ...
Eduardo Jaramillo was screaming for help in a West Pullman apartment on Chicago's South Side when shots rang out Thursday night, silencing the 23-year...
The outcome of Wednesday’s dramatic Senate vote on expanding background checks simultaneously demonstrated the difficult geography confronting gun-c...
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Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) announced his support for same-sex marriage Tuesday, becoming the second Republican senator to do so after his colleague Sen. ...
After his heart-warming fist bump with President Obama at this year's State of the Union address, Illinois Senator Mark Kirk is having another feel-go...
WASHINGTON — A dispute over whether to require record keeping for private gun sales is holding up a compromise between Republican and Democratic...
The bipartisan group of four Senators who are negotiating over a proposal to expand the gun background check system privately met this week to discuss...
Hoping to honor the life of slain inaugural performer Hadiya Pendleton, Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk announced his plan to name a bipartisan gun safety bil...
Moments before taking the podium and giving his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama did something that sparked an Inte...
WASHINGTON — A cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two...
WASHINGTON -- They may not target issues as hefty as banning assault weapons or high-capacity gun magazines, but bills with bipartisan support are sur...
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) returned to the Senate Thursday, nearly one year after suffering a major stroke. Kirk returned for the opening of the 113th...
Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who will return to Congress on Thursday one year after suffering a major stroke, said that he saw angels while recovering ...
WASHINGTON -- Nearly a year after suffering a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) will be returning to the Senate on Thursday for the opening of the...
CHICAGO — Nearly a year after a stroke left him barely able to move the left side of his body, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to climb the 45 s...
WASHINGTON -- Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has briefly returned to his Senate office for the first time since suffering a stroke last January. His office ...
Updated story U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is planning to return to work in time for the first day of the new Congress on Jan. 3, almost one year after he s...
By Douwe Miedema LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Two Republican senators said on Wednesday they would block the confirmation of the head of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are working on a set of new and unprecedented sanctions against Iran that could prevent the Islamic republic from doing ...
HIGHWOOD, Ill. -- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is setting his priorities for his return to Washington. Kirk tells WLS that he will make a ban on dumping sewag...
CHICAGO -- Gripping a handrail and wearing a brace on his left leg, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk climbed 37 floors inside Chicago's Willis Tower on Sunday in h...
Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday released a new, 90-second video calling for pension reform to help remedy his home state's poor credit rating. ...
CHICAGO -- Good luck and experimental therapy may have helped U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk recover more extensively than he would have with standard care after...
