Kerry Lester
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Lester: Cook County homeland security chief's past troublesOct 22, 2015 5:00 am - Cook County's newly appointed chief of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, whose job is to deploy personnel and equipment to incidents and disasters in the subur...
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Thompson says state in 'worst position ever'Oct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - For the second time in less than a week, a Republican predecessor of Gov. Bruce Rauner has blasted the condition of the state under the Winnetka private equity investor'...
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Lester: Could state holdup doom plan for Aurora's old Copley Hospital?Oct 19, 2015 5:30 am - An Aurora businessman has a detailed plan to redevelop the city's abandoned old Copley Hospital, old Waubonsee College and the Crosby-Hobbs building for about $65 millio...
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Rozner, Harper chief among those honored for work against domestic violenceOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - The recipients of the Northwest Suburban Alliance on Domestic Violence awards all share similar feelings of modesty. They aren't the heroes, they say. Rather, the victim...
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Lester: The rundown on teen's meetings with 12 presidential contendersOct 15, 2015 5:40 am - In his quest to net the handshake, autograph and photo with every 2016 presidential contender, Downers Grove teen Carl Miller and his grandfather Art Siml of Wheaton ha...
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Preckwinkle proposes tax on cable TV, golf, bowlingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to add a 3 percent tax to cable TV bills, a "tough sell" that she says nevertheless is modest compared to a penny-on-t...
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Munger: Illinois can't afford November pension paymentOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' comptroller says the state doesn't have enough money in its checkbook to make its $560 million November payment to state pension systems. Retirees will continu...
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Lester: The rundown on Cubs anthem singer's faith, recoveryOct 12, 2015 5:40 am - The darkest hour is just before dawn, the saying goes. For professional singer Wayne Messmer - who will perform the national anthem at the Cubs' first home playoff game ...
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Lester: The rundown on Jeb Bush's stop in Geneva todayOct 08, 2015 5:30 am - Wondering just how one comes to have Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush padding around in his suburban home? Local businessman Gerard Keating, who will host Bush ...
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Lester: Suburban advice for the archdiocese's new school superintendentOct 05, 2015 5:00 am - What advice does Principal Mary Hemmelman of St. Emily Catholic School in Mount Prospect have for new Catholic schools superintendent Jim Rigg? “I would just ask him t...