Kerry Lester
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Lester: Were tax bills clues in mix-up over Dist. 25 board member's residency?Apr 10, 2017 5:30 am - The top vote-getter in last week's election for the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board was paying property taxes to Elk Grove Township Elementary Dist...
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Suburban parishes in Cook, Lake counties begin work to consolidate servicesApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - Mergers, shared services on the table as Chicago archdiocese tells churches to plan for downsizing
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As chemical attack draws U.S. airstrike, Syrian family reunites in Des PlainesApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - At about the same time the United States was launching a missile strike retaliating for a chemical weapon attack in Syria, two natives of the country were landing at O'H...
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Cary mayor's race too close to callApr 04, 2017 7:30 pm - Results in the race for Cary mayor were too close to call Tuesday, with current village president Mark Kownick holding less than a 1 percentage point lead over challenge...
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Maglio bests Domke in Roselle mayor's raceApr 04, 2017 7:30 pm - Village Trustee Andrew Maglio appeared poised late Tuesday to replace Roselle Mayor Gayle Smolinski, who's retiring as DuPage County's longest-serving mayor after nearly...
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Many local races have few candidates, but these buck the trendApr 04, 2017 5:00 am - In 1990, holding elected office wasn't yet a gleam in Ruth Munson's eye. She had just moved to Elgin with her husband and children and had started a software development...
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Two incumbents, two challengers leading in Warren 121Apr 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Early election returns have two incumbents and two challengers leading for seats on the Warren Township High School District 121 board of education. Incumbents John Ande...
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Antioch First Fire District names first chiefApr 01, 2017 1:00 am - The First Fire Protection District of Antioch Township has named its first fire chief since its merger with the village of Antioch's fire service. Officials announced Sa...
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Lester: After three years apart, Syrian family in Des Plaines to reuniteMar 30, 2017 5:30 am - By Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com After a nearly three-year separation, Des Plaines resident Marwan Saffaf has received word that his wife and 15-year-old daughter...
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Lester: Suburban attorney victorious before U.S. Supreme CourtMar 27, 2017 5:30 am - Stanley Eisenhammer says he was treated like the little dog in the fight by big-time law firms in Washington, D.C., and by some reporters, because he was a suburban atto...