U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk of Illinois speaks to supporters after beating Democratic nominee Alexi Giannoulias for the Senate seat formally held by President Barack Obama, at an election night rally in Wheeling, Illinois November 2, 2010. CHICAGO...

And then there was this gem… “In true David Axelrod style, all week, white progressive Democratic elected officials have called for Roland’s resignation - David Orr, Dan Hynes, Dick Durbin, Pat Quinn, and Alexi Giannoulias.” After Burris decided not to...

Rod Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill out Barack Obama’s unexpired term in the Senate in 2008, causing outrage in both Springfield and Washington, D.C. While Burris was serving, Kirk and Democrat Alexi...

Alexi Giannoulias (left) and Mark Kirk (right) enjoy a beer and cheeesburger at Billy's Goat's Tavern in 2010 after Kirk's election to the U.S. Senate. File photo by Scott Stewart/Sun-Times The night before he started experiencing stroke symptoms, Sen....

Rod Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill out Barack Obama's unexpired term in the Senate in 2008, causing outrage in both Springfield and Washington D.C. While Burris was serving, Kirk and Democrat Alexi...

Kirk’s “prospects for a full mental recovery are pretty good.” “Senator Kirk’s job is cerebral, and I believe the functions required to do his job are going to be fine,” he added. Kirk’s battle for Obama’s former seat was a close-watched election in...