Kerry Lester
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Controversial Google memo author is IMSA alumAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - A former Google employee who wrote a controversial memo about women's ability to work in technology is an alumnus of the Illinois Math and Science Academy. Officials at ...
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Fitzgerald: McCain 'stepped into the shoes of the lion'Jul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Watching his friend and mentor John McCain return to the Senate after being diagnosed with brain cancer, Peter Fitzgerald had a sense of déjà vu. "Ted Kennedy, at one ti...
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Chicago schools grant criticized by Rauner was put in place by GOP in 1990sJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Just days before many suburban schools are scheduled to open for the year, Gov. Bruce Rauner is planning to veto a key school funding bill sent to his desk at the eleven...
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Naperville man's crusade against heroin focus of new A&E specialJul 29, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville man's crusade against heroin is the focus of a new A&E networks TV special airing Monday called "Dope Man." The hourlong show about Tim Ryan is scheduled to...
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Special session tab could have been higher without suburban lawmaker's billJul 27, 2017 5:30 am - An already expensive four-day legislative special session underway in Springfield could have cost taxpayers $56,740 more if it hadn't been for the efforts of a suburban ...
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Mendoza: Rauner needs to act now to help pay down overdue billsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza urged Gov. Bruce Rauner today to act quickly to use his new bonding authority to access up to $6 billion to help pay down the state's...
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For first time in years, state will help pay for burials for the poorJul 24, 2017 5:30 am - For the first time in years, Illinois is paying to bury indigent people - welcome news to suburban funeral directors who have been fronting the expense for years when no...
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Rauner: Talk of discrimination against CPS "hurtful" and untrueJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that accusations that he cares less about predominantly minority students in Chicago Public Schools are "hurtful" and that he "c...
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Here's what happens if governor vetoes just part of school funding billJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he plans to strike portions of a controversial school funding bill should it reach his desk. If he does use an amendatory veto to remov...
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Nekritz: Frustration over Illinois' ongoing crisis prompted resignationJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a long-standing fixture of suburban politics, said she knew it was time to leave her job when she found herself without the energy to tackle i...