Aides: US Sen. Mark Kirk to return to work Jan. 3

By Sophia Tareen

Published December 6, 2012 10:54pm ET

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Aides: US Sen. Mark Kirk to return to work Jan. 3 — FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, right, emerges from the 103rd floor stairwell at Chicago's Willis Tower during the RIC SkyRise Chicago event, a fundraiser for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where Kirk is a patient. On the left is Joanne Smith, M.D., president and CEO of the RIC. Behind Kirk is Michael Klonowski, a physical therapist who is assisting Kirk with his recovery from a stroke. A spokesperson for Kirk on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, said that Kirk would return to work in Washington on Jan. 3, 2013, a year after suffering a major stroke that required months of intense rehabilitation. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File) | Teresa Crawford

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a major stroke a year ago that required months of intense physical and speech rehabilitation, will return to work in Washington on Jan. 3, aides said Thursday.

Kirk had indicated previously that he’d be back next month but hadn’t specified a date. His aides confirmed the date on Thursday, saying in a brief statement that the Republican “remains on track to be back when the Senate convenes on Jan. 3rd for the 113th Congress.”

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