Highland Park
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Kirk’s stroke draws former Porter staff togetherJan 03, 2013 11:54 am - “We should really get together,” the onetime staffers in former North suburban U.S. Rep. John Porter’s office would say, year after year. But life interceded, until news...
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Kirk returns to Capitol after stroke: 'Let's go to work'Jan 03, 2013 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — One. Two. Three. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk could be seen methodically counting to himself as he made his way up the U.S. Capitol steps for the first time since he...
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Experts: Stroke could make Kirk a tougher opponent in 2016Jan 02, 2013 4:30 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk hasn’t said whether he’ll seek re-election in 2016, but experts say if he does, his recovery and return to Congress could make a campaign challenge b...
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Senator Kirk speaks for the first time about his strokeJan 02, 2013 4:00 am - For Mark Kirk, there was no white light, no tunnel. What Illinois' junior U.S. senator experienced was three angels standing at the foot of his bed. "You want to come...
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Kirk: Experimental therapy helped him relearn to walkJan 02, 2013 4:00 am - Mark Kirk literally rose to this occasion. A beaming Kirk emerged from a Willis Tower stairwell on Nov. 4 after climbing more than three dozen flights of stairs on his ...
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CLC vice president Drummond retiresDec 31, 2012 1:39 pm - The fall semester is ending with the retirement of Darl Drummond, the College of Lake County’s first African-American vice president. Drummond served as vice president ...
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First babies arrive in Northwest Cook, Lake countiesDec 31, 2012 10:19 am - The first babies in Cook and Lake counties came quickly after 2013 began, marking an early arrival for the parents of one baby girl and a relief after a long labor for a...
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A look back at inspiring people in the suburbsDec 31, 2012 9:37 am - On the cusp of the New Year, here’s a look back at the people we featured who have inspired us in some way. Inspiring:Terry Howerton, founder of the Illinois Technology...
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Kirk pays first visit to office since strokeDec 21, 2012 4:36 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has briefly returned to his Senate office for the first time since suffering a stroke last January. His office says the Highland Park Re...
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CLC receives budget awardDec 21, 2012 3:51 pm - The College of Lake County has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Officers Association of the United States and Canada, CLC Preside...