Kerry Lester
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Lovell remembers Glenn as mentor, 'Boy Scout of space program'Dec 08, 2016 12:00 am - Retired Navy Capt. Jim Lovell on Thursday remembered his friend and fellow astronaut John Glenn as a contemporary who at the same time paved the way and "was always a mo...
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Lester: Elk Grove Township confident building isn't contaminatedDec 05, 2016 4:00 am - Elk Grove Township's supervisor tells me he's confident of getting an all-clear from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency if the township runs into trouble s...
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New Cook County state's attorney says she'll be a regular at suburban courthousesDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - New Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Monday a top priority as she takes the helm of the prosecutor's office is to get to know issues and staff at suburban cour...
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Democratic state lawmakers sue Munger to get paidDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois House Democratic lawmakers are suing Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger, claiming her move to delay lawmakers' paychecks is unconstitutional. The complaint, f...
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Lester: Arlington Park, racing board want to chip in money to boost pursesDec 01, 2016 4:30 am - Arlington Park and others finally might have come up with a way to boost the lagging horse-racing business in Illinois, and it'll require the tracks and regulators to po...
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Wheeling High graduate behind conservative 'Professor Watchlist''Nov 30, 2016 4:00 am - A Wheeling native is the driving force behind a new website that identifies professors from Illinois and around the country and claims they “discriminate against conserv...
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Lester: 'Duke' in hospice as fight for Medal of Honor continuesNov 28, 2016 4:30 am - Loren "Duke" Abdalla, age 91 and dealing with advanced colon cancer, says he doesn't dwell on not receiving the Medal of Honor many say he deserves for his heroism in th...
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Ex-Gov. Ryan 'got along well' with Castro but never forgot dictator's brutalityNov 28, 2016 4:00 am - The beginnings of George Ryan's historic trip to Cuba - where he was the first sitting U.S. governor to meet with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro - can be traced back to a p...
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Lester: Planned Parenthood sees spike in appointments after electionNov 21, 2016 4:37 am - Planned Parenthood's Aurora health center is expanding hours and taking on extra appointments as it sees a spike in calls from women concerned about changes after Donald...
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Hastert fighting to get his teacher pension backNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is challenging a decision by the Teachers' Retirement System to terminate his pension and go after a refund of $222,808, arguing...