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Congressman Mark Steven Kirk - Illinois 10th District
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006- Ash Borer Packs Devestating Punch (July 21, 2006)
- Northbrook Gearing up to fight Ash-Borer (July 20, 2006)
- Local Jewish Community Rallies toSupport Israel (July 20, 2006)
- Bush draws battle lines with 1st veto (July 20, 2006)
- Thousands Show Support for Israel in Chicago Rally (July 19, 2006)
- Experts Testify About Online Dangers (July 18, 2006)
- Social Web Sites Receive Scrutiny (July 18, 2006)
- Lawmakers Firght to Delete Online Predators (July 18, 2006)
- Middle East Crisis Concerns Many Americans (July 18, 2006)
- North Chicago VA hospital will save $4 million a year, officialssay (July 11, 2006)
- Make lake clean (July 6, 2006)
- GOP 'Suburban Agenda' Gains Traction on the Hill (July 3, 2006)
June 2006- Kirk Seeks to End Sewage Dumping (June 29, 2006)
- Kirk Proposal May End Sewage Dumping in Lake Michigan (June 27, 2006)
- Congressmen Unveil Legislation to Ban Dumping in Great Lakes (June 27, 2006)
- Great Lakes Act Would Boost Dumping Fine (June 27, 2006)
- This Bridge Really WasToo Far (June 16, 2006)
- After Lots of Heavy Spending, Maybe Congress Sees theLight (June 14, 2006)
- Navy Gate Could Spark Economy (June 13, 2006)
- At Home in the Heartland (June 12, 2006)
- Work to Begin on Railroad Crossing at Great Lakes (June 10, 2006)
- Condell Apllies for Level 1 Trauma Status (June 8, 2006)
- House Panel Blocks Pork Funds for Alaska (June 7, 2006)
- Condell Seeks Top Trauma Standing (June 6, 2006)
May 2006
April 2006- Kirk touts ‘E85,’ other steps as way to lower gasolineprices (April 27, 2006)
- Kirk introduces funds for learning Chinese (April 27, 2006)
- China, U.S. Benefit from Strong Relations (April 27, 2006)
- Schools Tackle Internet Safety (April 27, 2006)
- Clean-Up Price Tag: $35 Million (April 20, 2006)
- Waukegan gets $100,000 to fight influx of city gangs (April 12, 2006)
- 'Being in a gang is being a coward' (April 12, 2006)
- Plan to reopen road to base (April 6, 2006)
- Very Real Training in This Simulator (April 4, 2006)
March 2006
February 2006- Where every lane is fast lane (February 28, 2006)
- Lake Co. traffic system tracks problems, fixes them (February 27, 2006)
- More green lights (February 27, 2006)
- Bright PASSAGE (February 27, 2006)
- Hospitals get more funding: (February 18, 2006)
- Hospitals split from Kenosha (February 18, 2006)
- U.S.: Sugar rules costly (February 15, 2006)
- Bush administration takes Valentine's Day swing at sugar industry (February 15, 2006)
- Commerce Department Faults U.S. Sugar Policy for Job Losses (February 9, 2006)
- North Harbor on fish list (February 4, 2006)
January 2006
December 2005- PADS receives housing grant (December 29, 2005)
- Illinois to track HIV using names (December 27, 2005)
- Katrina Christmas (December 26, 2005)
- Kirk announces $630,000 in HUD grants to PADS (December 26, 2005)
- Kirk bill targets corruption (December 15, 2005)
- Kirk kicks off Laureates Program (December 15, 2005)
- Students funnel school supplies to Afghanistan (December 15, 2005)
- Convicted lawmakers would lose pensions under reforms (December 15, 2005)
- Bills Would Slash Pensions for Convicted Members (December 15, 2005)
- Millions for new water main, old PCBs (December 13, 2005)
- Harbor cleanup moves forward (December 13, 2005)
- Kirk urges FDA to boost efforts (December 13, 2005)
- Great Lakes overhaul plan approved (December 13, 2005)
- States OK stopper for the Great Lakes (December 13, 2005)
November 2005- Kirk to bring mail to troops (November 21, 2005)
- Kirk will deliver mail to troops (November 19, 2005)
- Congressman headed to Afghanistan (November 18, 2005)
- Veteran, 83, gets Purple Heart (November 17, 2005)
- Honoring their service (November 16, 2005)
- Officials push study abroad (November 14, 2005)
- Report urges more study abroad (November 14, 2005)
- Solemn honor roll (November 14, 2005)
- When gangs are a family affair (November 13, 2005)
- U.S. Rep. Kirk to keynote Veterans Day ceremony (November 10, 2005)
- End to gift limit for wounded proving popular in the House (November 8, 2005)
- North Chicago schools can keep military aid (November 8, 2005)
- NU center to make state nanotechnology giant (November 6, 2005)
- Lawmakers aiming to ease limits on gifts to soldiers (November 5, 2005)
- Repeal of GI gift caps going to Congress (November 4, 2005)
- Grant from air packs (November 3, 2005)
October 2005- New hospital will cater to veterans, sailors (October 18, 2005)
- Joint Navy/VA hospital to be built in North Chicago (October 18, 2005)
- N. Chicago to get first joint Navy, VA hospital (October 17, 2005)
- Gangs targeting younger age group (October 6, 2005)
- Butler Lake dredging and restoring begins (October 6, 2005)
- Recreational potential (October 5, 2005)
- Work finally to begin on Libertyville’s Butler Lake (October 4, 2005)
- Seminar to address gang problems in schools (October 3, 2005)
September 2005- Kirk study: lake mercury level high (September 29, 2005)
- Report: Coal-fired plants polluting Lake Michigan (September 21, 2005)
- Smokestacks producing most of mercury falling into Lake Michigan (September 19, 2005)
- 1,700 got lift from county pilot (September 7, 2005)
- North Suburban Volunteers Haul 1,700 To Safety (September 6, 2005)
- Corporations to discuss relief efforts (September 5, 2005)
- Government grants help firefighters (September 1, 2005)
- Journey to remember (September 1, 2005)
August 2005
July 2005- Where Are All the PA M-16s? (July 29, 2005)
- Navy trims local housing plans (July 28, 2005)
- Developers win big at Navy sites (July 27, 2005)
- Water pipe replacement set (July 25, 2005)
- US lawmakers eye China's increasing weight to US (July 18, 2005)
- WWII pilot’s family presented award (July 18, 2005)
- Shoreline News Digest (July 17, 2005)
- Illinois 60 bridge project scheduled to start in '07 (July 13, 2005)
- Route 60 funds greenlighted (July 13, 2005)
- Schools get learning grant (July 12, 2005)
- Kirk backs defense technology aboard commercial planes (July 7, 2005)
June 2005- Librarians encouraged by vote on Patriot Act (June 30, 2005)
- Stem cell debate hits close to home in House, Senate (June 27, 2005)
- Study shows national profile of street gangs (June 27, 2005)
- Answering 'a cry for help' (June 23, 2005)
- Officials see increase in suburban gangs (June 23, 2005)
- Heroin warning sounded (June 21, 2005)
- Local leaders gather to tackle threat of gangs (June 21, 2005)
- Gangs May Be Moving To The Suburbs (June 20, 2005)
- Mark Kirk says Afghan heroin hitting suburbs (June 19, 2005)
- Kirk will facilitate calls for soldiers (June 16, 2005)
- 11 named to military academies (June 16, 2005)
- Two US Lawmakers Propose Gasoline Embargo on Iran (June 14, 2005)
- Helping soldiers telephone home on Father’s Day (June 11, 2005)
May 2005- An honor for black WWII (May 24, 2005)
- 1st black Navy brass honored for service (May 24, 2005)
- First African-American Naval Officers Honored (May 24, 2005)
- Ceremony honors African Americans in military (May 24, 2005)
- Kirk praises EPA sewage decision (May 20, 2005)
- Harbor PCB removal funds earmarked for Waukegan (May 19, 2005)
- Stem Cells: Why Bush’s Ban Could Be Reversed (May 16, 2005)
- President Bush promotes naval reservist Kirk to commander (May 10, 2005)
- Student’s artwork goes to Washington (May 9, 2005)
- Name Dropping (May 6, 2005)
- Congressman Kirk promoted … by President Bush (May 6, 2005)
- Kirk to fight to keep train horns silent (May 5, 2005)
- Capture seen as path to bin Laden (May 5, 2005)
- Muslim journalist freed from prison (May 4, 2005)
April 2005- Internet calling may lack 911 (April 28, 2005)
- Afghan charged in $50m heroin smuggling (April 25, 2005)
- Kirk summit addresses lake cleanup, congestion (April 21, 2005)
- Youth United (April 18, 2005)
- Troubled interchange gets funding (April 14, 2005)
- Congress should act on gas hike: Kirk (April 12, 2005)
- Fort shoreline property to be preserved (April 12, 2005)
- Kirk with hybrid vehicle (April 12, 2005)
- Kirk outlines bill to lower gas prices (April 12, 2005)
- Anti-gang operation still getting results in Waukegan (April 12, 2005)
- Kirk revs up proposals to control fuel prices (April 12, 2005)
- Could Relief Be Near For Soaring Gas Prices? (April 11, 2005)
- A call for lower fuel prices (April 11, 2005)
- Congressman introduces legislation to cut gas prices (April 11, 2005)
- Kirk Joins Waukegan Anti-Gang Raid (April 10, 2005)
- Medals belatedly honor WW II vet (April 10, 2005)
March 2005- Kirk joins police in raids (March 31, 2005)
- Resident finally gets medals earned in 1945 (March 31, 2005)
- Program helps Hispanic parents improve English (March 30, 2005)
- Lawmakers seek more aid for reservists (March 23, 2005)
- Illinois National Guard recruiting and retention numbers down this year (March 22, 2005)
- In the mercury hot spot (March 19, 2005)
- Her support for troops unwavering (March 17, 2005)
- Kirk launches new English reading initiative with $248,000 grant (March 16, 2005)
- Kirk gets grant for firefighters (March 10, 2005)
- More help for Hispanic moms (March 8, 2005)
- Grant to expand FIRST program (March 8, 2005)
- Lawmakers attempt to block EPA from adopting sewage rule (March 7, 2005)
- Kirk to announce grants aimed at Hispanic immigrants (March 5, 2005)
- Kirk joins move to block 'blended sewage' from waterways (March 4, 2005)
- Search for bin Laden faces complications (March 3, 2005)
- Kirk appointed to vets committee (March 3, 2005)
- Lake County News Digest (March 2, 2005)
February 2005- The Latest Initiative in Congress: Blogging (February 24, 2005)
- Hunt for Bin Laden Still On (February 23, 2005)
- Big bucks for Lake County projects in the works (February 22, 2005)
- Lawmaker: Ads yield leads in bin Laden hunt (February 15, 2005)
- Media campaign targets terrorists (February 15, 2005)
- U.S. ad blitz targets bin Laden (February 12, 2005)
- Bush budget has Great Lakes funding (February 11, 2005)
- Kirk's bounty could aid in the capture of bin Laden (February 11, 2005)
- $122 million in budget for Great Lakes upgrade (February 10, 2005)
- Funding for Great Lakes cleanup doubled (February 5, 2005)
- The Afghan Crisis (February 3, 2005)
- Kirk chosen for task force (February 3, 2005)
- Free-trade pact isn't so sweet for sugar lobby (February 2, 2005)
January 2005- Students Supply Iraqi School Aid (January 30, 2005)
- Hearing examines Navy plans for new housing (January 28, 2005)
- Proposed train-whistle rule review sought (January 28, 2005)
- Kirk Spreads Word on Bin Laden Reward (January 27, 2005)
- Congressman Kirk launches campaign to keep doctors in Illinois (January 25, 2005)
- Doctors highlight Illinois exodus (January 25, 2005)
- Coming to doctors' offices (January 25, 2005)
- Sugar lobby’s sweetheart deal imperiled (January 25, 2005)
- U.S. mulls $50 million bin Laden bounty (January 24, 2005)
- A New Osama Push (January 23, 2005)
- U.S. Backs Away From Afghan Aerial Spraying (January 23, 2005)
- Teen heroin use concerns Kirk, others (January 13, 2005)
- SHS students vow to continue cry for justice (January 13, 2005)
- Kirk heading overseas in anti-drug crusade (January 8, 2005)
- Student documentarians gratified by arrest in civil rights killings (January 8, 2005)
- Heroin fight taking Kirk to Afghanistan (January 8, 2005)
- Finding Justice (January 8, 2005)
- $700 million effort to combat drugs (January 8, 2005)
- Stepping up to the Plate (January 6, 2005)
- Kirk announces aid efforts (January 6, 2005)
- An Afghan Quandary for the U.S. (January 2, 2005)
December 2004- Icy find raises hopes (December 31, 2004)
- Kenilworth woman marks 100th birthday at NSSC (December 23, 2004)
- Fort Sheridan may generate new tax revenue for two towns (December 16, 2004)
- 3 suburbs may get tax boon (December 11, 2004)
- Kirk to deliver 1,600 letters (December 10, 2004)
- Headed to Iraq (December 10, 2004)
- GIs come up short on armor, answers (December 10, 2004)
- In House, a band of new rebels (December 10, 2004)
- Kirk delivers good cheer to troops (December 9, 2004)
- Clean Air campaign aims for Lake-Cook Corridor (December 9, 2004)
- The Thursday Wrap (December 9, 2004)
- Heroin traffic finances bin Laden (December 6, 2004)
- Officials pledge quick work in crafting Great Lakes plan (December 4, 2004)
- Benefits brouhaha brings in feds (December 4, 2004)
- Congressman Kirk headed to Iraq to check election progress (December 3, 2004)
- Chicago anti-gun program is losing its funding (December 3, 2004)
November 2004- Centrists and conservatives join forces for fiscal restraint (November 24, 2004)
- Kirk to head moderate Republican bloc (November 24, 2004)
- The avoidable transit crisis (November 19, 2004)
- What's up with Kruesi and crew? (November 19, 2004)
- Kirk elected to leadership of House GOP group (November 19, 2004)
- Moderate post puts Kirk in hot seat (November 18, 2004)
- Reflecting on freedom (November 18, 2004)
- GOP leaders will choose next spending chief (November 15, 2004)
- N. Chicago VA hospital gets grant (November 13, 2004)
- Kirk sails to third term (November 11, 2004)
- VA Medical plans kick off (November 10, 2004)
- Low blow (November 9, 2004)
- VA Medical Center work (November 8, 2004)
- Police aid police (November 5, 2004)
October 2004
September 2004
August 2004
July 2004
June 2004- County's Smart Traffic Project Marks Initial Passage (June 30, 2004)
- Ground broken on transportation center (June 30, 2004)
- Bluff protection at Fort Sheridan gets big boost (June 24, 2004)
- House Panel Pushes World Bank Return to Iraq (June 24, 2004)
- Measure would protect bluffs (June 22, 2004)
- Kirk aims to keep lake bluffs from developers (June 22, 2004)
- Lake bluff preservation gets backing (June 22, 2004)
- Navy property on lake could become park (June 22, 2004)
- Lakefront park planned for old army post (June 18, 2004)
- LaHood Bill Would Ban Bell's Filing (June 17, 2004)
- Kirk Asks Feds To Probe Beach Closings (June 16, 2004)
- Kirk Attacks Task Force Report On RTA (June 15, 2004)
- County Rallies For Voice In Transit Reform (June 15, 2004)
- House GOP Pushing for Budget Reforms (June 7, 2004)
- Crane Lauds Old Presidential Foe (June 7, 2004)
- U.S. Lacks Plan To End Afghanistan Drug Trade (June 1, 2004)
May 2004- Highest Honor Also The Rarest (May 31, 2004)
- Appropriators Gird For Fight Over Budget Enforcement (May 27, 2004)
- Governor declares disaster area (May 27, 2004)
- Round-the-Clock Efforts Save School (May 27, 2004)
- Water, Water Everywhere (May 27, 2004)
- Senior Opens Up New Doors Of Access At Stevenson High School (May 27, 2004)
- Suburban Flooding (May 25, 2004)
- River keeps inching higher (May 25, 2004)
- Floods not finished with suburbs (May 25, 2004)
- Gurnee Hopes For Disaster Aid To Fight Floods (May 25, 2004)
- Stevenson student wins national art contest (May 24, 2004)
- Get moving on the Great Lakes (May 24, 2004)
- Kirk sees recreational potential of river (May 22, 2004)
- Bucking White House, House Votes To Delay Base Closings (May 20, 2004)
- Military Recruits (May 19, 2004)
- Military medicine (May 12, 2004)
- Nra Endorsement Of Bush Is On Hold (May 12, 2004)
- Insurance Costs Threaten Nearby Healthcare (May 10, 2004)
April 2004- Illinois Congressmen Lobby Against Train Horn Rule (April 22, 2004)
- Kirk, students urge safe prom night (April 22, 2004)
- Students Tell Congressman Education Challenges (April 20, 2004)
- Waukegan won't allow harbor PCBs in dump (April 16, 2004)
- Transit Vote Draws Fire (April 15, 2004)
- Federal Road Bill Has Plenty For State (April 15, 2004)
- Metra-Pace Merger Gets Panel's OK (April 15, 2004)
- Suburban Flight Dispatcher to Recount Worst Day (April 14, 2004)
- City-Suburb Transit 'War' Looms Large (April 14, 2004)
- Panel Could Map New Route For RTA (April 10, 2004)
- Immigration Forum (April 7, 2004)
- Waukegan Pressed on Harbor (April 7, 2004)
- How Northwest Suburbs May Benefit From Transportation Bill (April 3, 2004)
- Route 60 Bridge on House Legislation (April 3, 2004)
- Lake County Road Funding OK'd By House (April 3, 2004)
- STAR Line Funding Hinges on Congress (April 1, 2004)
- Ecstasy Sting Nets 5,000 Pills (April 1, 2004)
- Kirk Says Funds Depend On City, Suburban Pact (April 1, 2004)
March 2004- Washington Teamwork Pays Dividends (March 30, 2004)
- Turning In Terrorists: Take the Money and Run (March 28, 2004)
- Planning Agency Merger Plan Raises Chicago-suburb Issues (March 18, 2004)
- Panel Vote Draws Battle Lines for Pay-as-You-Go Tax Cuts (March 17, 2004)
- Mayor, Aldermen Vow Casino Rejection Not the End (March 16, 2004)
- Casino or not, Waukegan's got plans (March 15, 2004)
- Bill to Increase Rewards for Terrorist Information Scheduled for House Floor Action (March 15, 2004)
- Kirk: Traffic Relief Coming (March 11, 2004)
- Mayors Get Good News On Transportation Leaders Working to Streamline Commutes (March 9, 2004)
- Kirk Expects Appropriation for Harbor Cleanup (March 9, 2004)
- Budget Reforms Weighed (March 8, 2004)
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Congressman Kirk held a press conference at the Notebarert Nature Museum to discuss legislation he is introducing to prevent sewage dumping in Lake Michigan. Click to view more photos.
