CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., plans to return to his Senate duties in January, nearly a year after he suffered a debilitating stroke, an Illinois lawmaker said.
Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., told the Chicago Tribune Thursday Kirk hopes to be on the Senate floor for the first day of the new Congress Jan. 3, and a Senate official indicated Kirk would walk up the Capitol steps to enter the chamber.