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Tuesday, January 01, 2013  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to go back to work in Washington this week.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Senator says President Obama has made the problem on the river a top priority.

Sunday, August 05, 2012  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has released a second video message detailing his recovery after a January stroke, saying he's in contact with his office several times a day and has climbed 145 flights of stairs.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin meets with Postmaster General to discuss the five-month moratorium on closing postal facilities.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Update: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has been upgraded to fair condition as he continues recovering from a stroke he suffered more than a week ago.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Update: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has been upgraded to fair condition as he continues recovering from a stroke he suffered more than a week ago.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  The U.S. Postal Service has voluntarily agreed to put in place a five-month moratorium on closing postal facilities, including Quincy's distribution center.

Friday, April 08, 2011  U.S. House of Representatives votes to cut essential air funding to more than one hundred communities across the country.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  The leader of the local economic development group that helped make Mattoon part of FutureGen says the town needs time to decide whether it still wants to be part of the project.

Friday, July 16, 2010  U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office says the Senate has approved $6.27 million to spend on agriculture-related projects in Illinois.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Illinois communities are to receive $2.65 million in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean contaminated waste sites in the state.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  Obama makes US attorney nomination

Friday, March 26, 2010  President Barack Obama has nominated a longtime federal prosecutor to be the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.

Friday, February 19, 2010  Durbin spokesman Joe Shoemaker said Thursday that although though no evidence of sexual harassment was found, Durbin has determined that Daly, a close aide for a quarter-century, will no longer have supervisory responsibilities.

Thursday, January 21, 2010  Projects include the Greater Rockford Solar Initiative and the Chicago Green Jobs for All Initiative.