Kerry Lester
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U-46 wants to charge $500 for driver educationJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is asking the state for permission to hike driver education fees to 10 times the limit under state law. The school board Monday night vot...
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Leaking acid forms toxic cloud at Elk Grove High SchoolJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Fire officials from more than a dozen suburbs were called in Sunday to help clean up a hydrochloric acid leak at Elk Grove High School's pool. Lt. Mike Keenan, acting ba...
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Lake Zurich garage fire totals car, motorcycleJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A garage fire in unincorporated Lake Zurich destroyed a car and motorcycle parked inside, firefighters said Sunday. Wauconda Battalion Chief Paul Gross said his departme...
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Obama returning for Giannoulias fundraiserJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The President will travel to Chicago to headline an Aug. 5 fundraiser for the Democratic candidate vying for his old Senate seat, Alexi Giannoulias' campaign announced S...
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Suburban congressional incumbents show big fund gainsJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Incumbents in suburban congressional races spent the early summer months adding to their war chests, continuing to pull ahead of their respective challengers in raising ...
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DOC fights Brady's push for prisoner picture legislationJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Corrections is fighting back against Republican governor hopeful Bill Brady's push for his opponent to sign legislation that would create an o...
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Kirk out-raises Giannoulias, Dold edges Seals in second quarterJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Two North suburban Republicans out-raised their Democratic opponents in Congressional and Senate races, according to second quarter campaign figures released Thursday. S...
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Back-to-school tax holiday stings year-round schoolsJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Seana McPherson sees it as yet another price to pay for her kids' unique education. The Mount Prospect mother, who has a third-grader and kindergartner enrolled at Ridge...
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Brady calls on Quinn to sign law for online prisoner galleryJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage County prosecutors stood alongside Republican governor hopeful Bill Brady on Wednesday as he urged Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation to create an online...
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Quinn uses executive powers to try to open primary votingJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday used special executive veto power to try to change Illinois primary voting methods. Under rewritten election legislation, voters would be able to ...