Kerry Lester
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Lester: Consultant turns post-election blues into help for female candidatesNov 17, 2016 4:30 am - Among those lamenting Hillary Clinton's loss last week to Donald Trump, one woman noticed a common theme in Facebook and Twitter posts. "I kept seeing people say, 'I do...
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Lester: Bolingbrook mayor hosted Trump, will go to inaugurationNov 14, 2016 4:30 am - Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar got a lot of blowback from local residents when he announced he'd be hosting Donald Trump in town for a September fundraiser. Now he's maki...
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The GOP plan to regain the suburbsNov 13, 2016 5:58 am - With Chicago reliably liberal and conservatism spreading downstate, the suburbs are a fertile and crucial battleground for political parties in Illinois. "If the Republi...
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Images: Icons of Round LakeNov 13, 2016 12:00 am - A picturesque spherical body of water not only serves as Round Lake's namesake but was its early lifeblood. After the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad was extend...
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Duckworth: Working in GOP-controlled Congress will be nothing newNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Tammy Duckworth, Illinois' newest U.S. senator, said it's "time to heal the nation" as she sets to work in the Democratic minority in Congress and with a new Republican ...
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Duckworth ousts Kirk with huge margin in Senate contestNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - In a race that gained national attention, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a wounded war veteran and rising star of the Democratic Party, easily won a hotly contested race with inc...
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Spending in suburban races shattering recordsNov 07, 2016 4:32 am - Two years ago, a state Senate race in western Illinois shattered spending records when it crossed the $4 million mark, with the next closest being the $2 million 55th Ho...
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Can opponents be friends after the election? It's getting harderNov 07, 2016 2:00 am - Their solidarity as two disabled members of Congress was evident on a cold January day in 2013. New Hoffman Estates Democratic congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, a double-am...
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Kirk, Duckworth race key to Senate controlNov 06, 2016 6:15 am - Two suburban lawmakers with nationally known personal stories of recovery square off at the polls Tuesday in a closely watched race that will help determine which party ...
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Lester: As Guaranteed Rate sign went up for Sox, CEO was cheering CubsNov 03, 2016 5:22 am - As the controversial sign designating the White Sox' home as Guaranteed Rate Field went up, the CEO of the mortgage lender namesake was following the Chicago Cubs around...