Kerry Lester
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Garland back on D.C. bench as Trump makes Supreme Court pickJan 31, 2017 12:00 am - Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, passing ove...
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Elgin High teacher fears Trump will restrict climate change researchJan 30, 2017 4:00 am - A former Environmental Educator of the Year has been staying up late at night to download climate change research from federal agencies' websites because she's fearful t...
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Lester: Former aides to suburban Republicans now working for TrumpJan 26, 2017 4:00 am - Two people who cut their teeth working for suburban Republicans have landed key spots in Donald Trump's administration. Gerrit Lansing, 33, of Lake Forest is the new Whi...
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Lester: Veteran diplomat was inspired by suburban iconoclast momJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - Long before he filled his passport with stamps from other countries or dreamed of zooming through a special customs line, Jonathan Moore watched his mother Betty Ann Moo...
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Cullerton, Radogno want to make sure tax hike is 'adequate'Jan 20, 2017 12:00 am - 'Adequate' tax hike part of their plan
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Naperville educator named to state board by RaunerJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A former Naperville Unit District 203 assistant superintendent was named to the Illinois State Board of Education by Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday. The governor's office not...
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Illinois Republicans head to inauguration with more unity than beforeJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Even before the Nov. 8 election, Joe Folisi had booked a hotel and flight for Friday's inauguration in Washington. "I know by some experience how hard it can be. I figur...
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GOP lawmaker: Obama should shorten Blagojevich's sentenceJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - A Republican lawmaker from Crystal Lake says President Barack Obama should in his remaining day in office shorten convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal prison ...
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Arlington Heights 'recovering racist' says he was changed by MLKJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - My head snapped up at a Martin Luther King Jr. dinner in Hoffman Estates late last week when the Rev. John Alan Boryk described himself as a “recovering racist” and deta...
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Lester: Suburban lawmakers refund leadership stipends after reportJan 12, 2017 4:30 am - After the Daily Herald reported two suburban lawmakers were getting $1,506 checks for two days of work, state Reps. Peter Breen and Keith Wheeler decided to refund the m...