Local Senator Kirk Statement on Attacks in Libya and Egypt by Gary Kopycinski on September 12, 2012 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 WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement on the attacks on American diplomats in Libya and Egypt: