Congressman Mark Steven Kirk - 10th District of Illinois

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12-28-07 - Congressman Kirk, Northbrook Village President Gene Marks, Northbrook firefighters and the wife of the Mayor of Tonatico, Mexico gather to handover the keys of a Northbrook ambulance to the people of Tonatico. Click to view more photos.

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7/23/08:Congressman Kirk speaks on the House floor regarding his support for funding the Highway Trust Fund, as well as Illinois’ urgent need to pass a capital bill to unlock billions in federal transportation matching funds.
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7/17/2008

Kirk-Moore Bill Honoring America’s Disabled Heroes Signed into Law

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dennis Moore (D-KS) announced that their legislation, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act, had been signed into law by the President today. The new law, which passed the House unanimously in June, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The revenue gained from the new coin will help fund a new memorial near the National Mall to honor those veterans. Full Story

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7/17/2008

Buffalo Creek expansion on hold

While expansion talks are on hold for the Buffalo Creek Reservoir near Buffalo Grove and Long Grove, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is now focusing on Wheeling's Heritage Park for a possible large-scale flood-control basin to stop the seemingly Full Story

7/15/2008

Navy launches work on Lovell Center

NORTH CHICAGO -- Retired astronaut James Lovell joined U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park, and a number of high-ranking Navy officers marked the beginning of construction of the veterans and naval hospital on Monday. Kirk reminisced about how plans Full Story

More Kirk in the News
• Article: Buffalo Creek expansion on hold, 7/17/2008.
• Article: Navy launches work on Lovell Center, 7/15/2008.
• Article: First-of-its-kind federal hospital moving forward in N. Chicago, 7/15/2008.
• Article: U.S. reps: Send Israel missile defense, 7/14/2008.
• Article: Rice: US will stand by Israel on Iranian threat, 7/10/2008.
• Article: Kirk Hopes To Double Federal Funding For Alternative Fuels, Cars, 7/7/2008.
• Article: Buffalo Creek flood project still above water, 7/4/2008.
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