Kerry Lester
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Presidential hopeful Scott Walker makes pitch in DuPage CountyAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban Republicans turned out to hear presidential hopeful Scott Walker Thursday in DuPage County, though many stopped short of saying their attendance was an official...
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Could Breuder's contract be ruled invalid?Aug 07, 2015 5:30 am - If the College of DuPage board improperly approved past contracts for President Robert Breuder, can his current contract and $763,000 severance agreement be undone? Whil...
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Coaches, parents hesitant to talk to kids about Patrick Kane investigationAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Local hockey coaches like Sylvain Turcotte cite a “Blackhawks effect” the championship hockey team has brought to their organizations in recent years. More kids than ev...
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Suburban sisters chronicle 'Barefoot Contessa' cooking journeyJul 29, 2015 6:00 am - Actress and St. Charles native Monica West and her younger sister, Adrienne Hoffer, have spent much of their adult lives living hundreds of miles apart as they worked to...
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Aurora Planned Parenthood facility target of anti-abortion groupsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - As Planned Parenthood struggles to explain its practice of acquiring the tissues of aborted fetuses for medical research, several Illinois-based anti-abortion groups are...
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How landmark Americans with Disabilities Act changed 3 livesJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 years ago on Sunday expanded opportunities and accessibility for millions of people with disabilities. These three ...
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Munger: Budget pinch will hit non-profits 'very quickly'Jul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban nonprofit organizations like the Ray Graham Association are likely to feel the pain of the state's budget impasse very soon, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger ...
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2014 Cook of the Week winner reflects on life after victoryJul 15, 2015 6:00 am - Jamie Andrade has long enjoyed cooking and entertaining. But since winning the Daily Herald's Cook of the Week Challenge last fall, the Elk Grove Village mother of three...
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Cook County commissioners approve sales tax increaseJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Sales tax rates in many Cook County suburbs will hit double digits Jan. 1 after the county board raised the rate by a penny on the dollar Wednesday to shore up pension f...
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Where suburban members of Congress stand on Iran dealJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban members of Illinois' congressional delegation are largely divided along partisan lines on the deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for ending economi...