Local Senator Kirk, 9/11 First Responders from Illinois to Support Important Healthcare Safety Net to Extend Programs and Benefits by Gary Kopycinski on April 27, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 170 Illinoisans Volunteered to Help at Ground Zero After September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks; Senators Kirk and Gillibrand Introduced Legislation to Provide 9/11 First Responders With Access to Health Care and Financial Programs