Kerry Lester
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Governor's race donations give Drury leg up in attorney general runSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - A suburban candidate for Illinois attorney general has gotten a leg up with campaign contributions he received while making a bid for governor this spring and summer. De...
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Krishnamoorthi calls on White House to disclose efforts to pardon ManafortSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - A congressman from Schaumburg is calling on the White House to disclose any efforts it might be undertaking to pardon former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. Freshman...
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Nekritz gathering signatures for bid for attorney generalSep 17, 2017 1:00 am - A retiring suburban lawmaker is the latest to express interest in becoming Illinois' next attorney general. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook told the Daily Herald Sunday ev...
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Activist: 19-year-old went into Rosemont hotel freezer aloneSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago community activist says he watched surveillance video of Kenneka Jenkins and saw her open the door to the Rosemont hotel freezer where her body was found. "Did...
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Vote delayed on Cook County soda tax repealSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County's controversial sweetened beverage tax will stay in place for at least another month after a vote to repeal it was delayed Wednesday. The delay indicated a ...
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Cook County soda tax repeal vote could be delayedSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - A motion to repeal Cook County's controversial sweetened beverage tax could be introduced on Wednesday, but there's no guarantee the measure will come up for a vote anyt...
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State Rep. Sente says she won't seek re-electionSep 12, 2017 12:01 am - Democratic state Rep. Carol Sente is the latest in a long string of moderate suburban lawmakers to leave office. She will not seek another term in 2018, she told the Dai...
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Poetry prize winner credits Fremd teachers for encouraging love of writingSep 11, 2017 5:30 am - Rolling Meadows native Faisal Mohyuddin — the recipient of a leading United Kingdom poetry book prize — says he'll “for the rest of my life be grateful” to his former En...
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In Arlington Heights, a recipe for a successful downtownSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - The growing interest in Arlington Heights' downtown scene shows in something as simple as the number of available parking spaces. Up until this summer, shop owners say, ...
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Lester: Cubs anthem singer performs 1-man play of hero priest Fr. DamienSep 07, 2017 5:30 am - Chicago Cubs national anthem singer Wayne Messmer says his road to starring in a one-man show about a priest in Hawaii began with some lessons from Franciscan nuns when ...