Article updated: 2/8/2013 4:37 PM

Kirk’s physical therapist to be guest for speech

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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, suffered a major stroke last year that limited movement on the left side of his body and affected his speech

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Sen. Mark Kirk has invited one of the physical therapists who helped him recover after his stroke to be his guest for next week’s State of the Union address. A spokesman for Kirk says Mike Klonowski of Chicago was one of the Republican senator’s primary physical therapists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
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