Kerry Lester
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Obama calls spotlight Kirk's role in gun debateApr 10, 2013 6:00 pm - Work on a bipartisan Senate deal on background checks, as well as a second conversation with the president this week on gun control, are further illustrating U.S. Sen. M...
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Electric aggregation fails again in BartlettApr 10, 2013 6:00 pm - Bartlett voters for a second time have rejected a plan for the village to solicit bids from electricity suppliers other than ComEd to potentially save residents and smal...
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Mayors dole out advice, warnings for newcomersApr 10, 2013 10:00 am - Life's about to change for the sea of new faces elected Tuesday to mayor posts in the suburbs. Just trust the advice of their predecessors, as well as longtime suburban ...
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Bartlett residents reject electrical aggregationApr 10, 2013 12:00 am - After voting it down a year ago, Bartlett residents for the second time rejected a plan for the village to solicit bids from electricity suppliers other than ComEd. With...
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Schmit ousts Bender in Fox LakeApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Fox Lake hit the reset button once again. For the second time in a row, village residents upended incumbents on several levels at the polls, sweeping in challengers for...
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Duckworth returns pay to reflect sequestration cutsApr 03, 2013 1:00 pm - A suburban Democratic congresswoman said Wednesday she wrote a $1,218 check to the U.S. Treasury Department to refund a portion of her pay to reflect federal sequestrati...
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Sen. Mark Kirk backs same-sex marriageApr 02, 2013 11:12 am - Months after backing the Republican state party chairman for making controversial statements supporting same-sex marriage, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has come out on the same s...
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Orr opposes motion to dismiss same-sex marriage suitApr 01, 2013 12:07 pm - Cook County Clerk David Orr has filed a motion opposing an effort by fellow county clerks to dismiss a lawsuit to overturn the state’s same-sex marriage ban. “Over the y...
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Potential governor hopeful Rauner claimed extra exemptionsMar 29, 2013 5:15 am - A suburban venture capitalist who is openly exploring a Republican primary bid for governor improperly claimed three homeowner exemptions for a number of years, a Daily ...
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Is Schock courting the suburban Indian vote through trip?Mar 26, 2013 1:17 pm - A likely Republican gubernatorial candidate is leading a congressional and business delegation trip to India to visit with a controversial government official there, a m...