Kerry Lester
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Local groups herald senators' bipartisan immigration proposalJan 28, 2013 12:00 pm - Local immigration groups are heralding a bipartisan immigration reform proposal presented Monday by a group of U.S. senators, and even those traditionally opposed to suc...
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Kirk working on bipartisan gun control billJan 24, 2013 8:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, newly returned to Congress after suffering a stroke, is becoming a central figure in the Senate's gun control debate. An aide in Kirk's office has c...
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Schock hints he’ll run for governor, slams DillardJan 24, 2013 1:15 pm - Congressman Aaron Schock hasn’t formally confirmed a bid for governor yet, but he’s already come out swinging at the wide field of likely GOP primary candidates. “I’ve w...
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GOP governor contenders mostly mum on BradyJan 24, 2013 4:15 am - There are a host of divergent views on whether Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles should keep his party post after voicing his support for same-sex marriage....
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Brady still thinking about a second term as chairJan 24, 2013 4:15 am - On their signature day at the Illinois State Fair in August 2009, Republicans found themselves scrambling to name a new chairman. Shortly after Andy McKenna resigned hi...
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Will gay marriage stance cost GOP chairman his job?Jan 24, 2013 4:15 am - A newly elected suburban state senator is rounding up fellow Illinois Republican officials to try to oust the chair of the beleaguered party over his support for legaliz...
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Inauguration historic, inspiring for suburban Democrats at the CapitolJan 21, 2013 11:45 am - Among the 800,000-strong crowd on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., were some suburban Democrats who traveled east to see President Barack Obama's second inaugurati...
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George Ryan to leave federal prison Jan. 30Jan 20, 2013 2:00 pm - After spending five years in prison on corruption charges, former Gov. George Ryan is scheduled to be released to a Chicago halfway house on Jan. 30. A longtime former a...
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Daily Herald 5th among country’s top growing newspapersJan 18, 2013 1:53 pm - A year after launching a paid content initiative, the Daily Herald was named one of the fastest growing newspapers in the country. According to the Alliance for Audited ...
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Hastert: Boehner should choose next moves wiselyJan 17, 2013 4:37 pm - Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert says his Republican successor should choose his next moves carefully or he’ll find himself a precarious position in the Republ...