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Weekend in Review: Kirk back in action; election looms

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Sen. Mark Kirk smiles with his medal as he comes out of the stairwell on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower during a benefit climb Sunday for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Kirk has been recovering from a stroke and working with RIC physical therapist Michael Klonowski, background.

John Starks | Staff Photographer

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What you may have missed this weekend: Sen. Mark Kirk makes first public appearance after stroke; Residents homeless after fire in W. Chicago; suburban races key to national outlook; funeral set for slain Naperville boy; man charged in Huntley High bomb threat; Bears roll on Titans; and three charged in Hanover Park holdup.