U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's doctor said his brain swelling has stabilized.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's doctor said Friday that the Highland Park Republican's two surgeries this week have stabilized the swelling of his brain. “Sen. Kirk is doing quite well this morning,” Dr. Richard Fessler, neurosurgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said in a statement. “He is alert, responding more rapidly to questions and the swelling in his brain has stabilized.”