PRESS RELEASE

OFFICES OF THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TO REMAIN OPEN TO SERVE AND ASSIST CONSTITUENTS

November 29, 2010

Washington, D.C. — The Washington, D.C. office and the district offices of the Honorable Mark Kirk will continue to serve the people of the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Kirk resigned from Congress effective 4 p.m. on November 29, 2010.

Staff members of Representative Kirk remain on the House payroll under the supervision of the Clerk of the House to receive and undertake constituent casework, to help in handling business with the departments of the executive branch of the government, to provide general status information on pending legislation and to offer other general constituent services provided by House offices. The Clerk of the House is Lorraine C. Miller.

The Washington, D.C. office and the Illinois district offices are presently open on a daily basis to accommodate congressional business. Under House rules, the Clerk manages the offices when a Member dies, resigns, or is expelled. This authority, which does not include voting representation, continues until a successor is elected to fill the vacant seat. This is the twelfth vacancy to occur during the 111th Congress. Fourteen vacancies occurred in the 110th Congress due to resignation or death.

The Washington office is located in 1030 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, telephone (202) 225-4835. Mail addressed to the Office of the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois will be delivered through the internal House mail distribution system.

The district offices are located at 707 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 350, Northbrook, Illinois and 20 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085.

Requests for further details should be directed to the Office of the Clerk (202) 225-7000.