Sen. Mark Kirk has stroke, could have problems with left arm, leg

Mark Kirk had a 4-by-8-inch portion of his skull removed late Sunday to alleviate brain swelling as he continues to recover at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, his surgeon said yesterday. Kirk, who suffered a stroke, is expected to recover full mental Mark Kirk suffered a stroke this weekend and is now recovering from surgery. He had driven himself to the hospital "where doctors discovered a carotid artery diss