Kerry Lester
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Summer road races step off soon. Is one right for you?May 22, 2016 7:00 am - One of the surest signs of summer in the suburbs is the plethora of road races popping up throughout Cook, Kane, Lake and DuPage counties. Area running clubs are on han...
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Clinton stop came as surprise for Park Ridge mayorMay 19, 2016 5:12 am - Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney tells me he only learned about Hillary Clinton's planned fundraiser in her hometown as he was tucking into a plate of chicken and waff...
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Clinton comes home: Library, Pickwick Theatre among Park Ridge stopsMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - Kristin Hunt isn't an ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton. But she brought her two daughters to catch a glimpse as the Democratic presidential candidate arrived Thursday...
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Lester: Breuder awarded unemployment, but College of DuPage is fighting itMay 16, 2016 5:30 am - Ousted College of DuPage President Robert Breuder has been awarded unemployment benefits, I've learned. But COD is appealing that decision in what is already proving to...
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Lester: Youth inmates in St. Charles left out of special ed planMay 12, 2016 5:30 am - A plan to improve special education for inmates at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles has fallen through, leaving the teens without the help an estimated 52 percen...
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Lester: Suburban schools left holding bag for college entrance examsMay 09, 2016 5:42 am - Editor's note: This column has been update to clarify language regarding a former part-time College of DuPage employee's relationship with the selection of a presidentia...
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Lester: IHSA lacks guidelines on coaching abuseMay 02, 2016 4:00 am - It's been about 40 years since the sexual abuse several former Yorkville High School wrestlers say occurred when they were alone with their coach, Dennis Hastert, after ...
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Quotes from Hastert's sentencingApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for avoiding bank reporting requirements and lying to the FBI. The charges centered arou...
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Brother of Tom Cross says he was Hastert victimApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - The younger brother of a political protégé of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has identified himself as a victim of sexual abuse. Scott Cross, known in prosecutors'...
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One brother a protégé of Dennis Hastert, another a victimApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Facing a potential term in federal prison, U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert made one of his last attempts to trade on what was once an abundance of political influence by ask...