Kerry Lester
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Lester: Immigrant mom cheers daughter's selection as Illinois' top school counselorApr 25, 2016 5:30 am - Sitting next to one another on a couch at Rolling Meadows High School, guidance counselor Gabriela Medina and her mother, Balbina Hernandez, look like sisters. With just...
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Police response in Arlington Heights ends peacefullyApr 23, 2016 1:00 am - Police from as far away as North Riverside and Wilmette mobilized about noon Saturday in response to a report of a person with a gun at a home near South Middle School i...
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Streamwood students, volunteers pitch in for annual Comcast Cares DayApr 23, 2016 1:00 am - Streamwood High School got a facelift Saturday, as more than 300 students and volunteers took part in the school's third annual Comcast Cares Day. Some set to work sprea...
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North Aurora pastor charged with child sex abuseApr 23, 2016 1:00 am - A North Aurora pastor who is listed on the Illinois sex offender registry now faces a new charge of child sex abuse from Kane County prosecutors. Ralphael Robinson, 39, ...
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Lester: 1,500 Arlington backstretch workers could be displacedApr 21, 2016 5:28 am - As many as 1,500 employees who live at Arlington Park's "backstretch" during racing season could be displaced if an agreement isn't reached between the track and the ass...
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Judge denies horsemen's motion for restraining order against Arlington ParkApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Horsemen's association trying to block Arlington Park's talks with rival group
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Local chefs say fresh ingredients key to Passover spreadApr 20, 2016 6:00 am - Passover comes with a host of dietary restrictions, but that doesn't mean that holiday tables can't be packed full of fresh flavor, area chefs say. “I think that the (Je...
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Horse group files federal suit against Arlington International RacecourseApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - The association that's long represented horse owners and trainers who race at Arlington International Racecourse is suing the racetrack, the Illinois Racing Board and a ...
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Suburban 'Rosie the Riveters' loved the jobs they quietly gave upApr 17, 2016 7:05 am - They didn't think twice about heeding President Franklin Roosevelt's call to join the war effort to build a "Great Arsenal of Democracy" - a unified mission to assemble ...
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Lester: Potential coup unfolding at Arlington ParkApr 14, 2016 5:10 am - A controversy is brewing between Arlington Park officials and the association that's long represented horse owners and trainers who race at the track. Despite months of...