Kerry Lester
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Obama's farewell: Why suburbanites say they had to be thereJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Supporting Democratic presidents has been a major part of Charles Luczak's life, since the 91-year-old first voted for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1940s. ...
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Lester: Suburban lawmakers get $1,506 checks for two days of workJan 09, 2017 4:30 am - The state's bill backlog has surpassed $11 billion and there's no budget in place, but two suburban Republican lawmakers each will get extra $1,506 checks for two days o...
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Lester: Roskam won't say where he stood on ethics voteJan 05, 2017 4:05 am - Alex Warshawsky of Palatine says he was "insistent" in seeking an answer from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's office on where the congressman stood on declawing the House Offic...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi, Schneider sworn into 115th CongressJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Two Democrats hailing from neighboring Northwest suburbs made history Tuesday, broadening the diversity of Congress with their Asian-American heritage. Schaumburg Democr...
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Lester: Beloit man carves path through suburbs to Wrigley in wheelchairDec 29, 2016 4:33 am - Four years after he lost the his right leg in an auto accident, his father to Alzheimer's disease and his mother to cancer, Dennis Schulze is taking an unlikely journey ...
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Lester: Former Cubs pitcher says IHSA pitch count only part of equationDec 26, 2016 4:30 am - A former Chicago Cubs pitcher and baseball analyst is applauding a recent Illinois High School Association decision to limit the number of pitches high school baseball p...
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Lester: Last area toboggan run closes - for nowDec 22, 2016 4:40 am - Long the source of winter thrills, exercise and, yes, the occasional concussion, the last of the area's toboggan runs has closed - at least temporarily. Steitz's Res...
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Lester: Del Mar gets $20K appointment after exiting state Senate raceDec 15, 2016 4:44 am - Despite holding the most votes among suburban Republican leaders selecting a replacement for state Sen. Matt Murphy last October, Palatine Township Republican Chairman A...
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Lester: Suburban team makes history wearing hijabs on courtDec 12, 2016 4:30 am - During the hour-plus ride last week to the Illinois Elementary School Association's regional finals game in Ford Heights, MCC Academy girls basketball coach Kadir Oz had...
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Lester: Democrats seek to unseat mayor who hosted Trump fundraiserDec 08, 2016 5:00 am - Democrats dismayed by Donald Trump's presidential victory are focusing their energy on unseating longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, an ardent Trump backer who hoste...