Kerry Lester
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Pricey primary shaping up in Pankau, Ramey raceMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Suburban Political Recount
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House Majority Leader Cantor discusses state of GOPMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - When GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam, of Wheaton, calls Eric Cantor "leader" at news conferences and delegation meetings, the reverence is clear in his voice. Democ...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi ads take on Walsh as well as each otherMar 01, 2012 10:00 pm - In a way, Tammy Duckworth and Raja Krishnamoorthi are both playing the same card. In recent campaign ads that have landed in suburban mailboxes from Elgin to Addison to...
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Proposed law aims at preventing violence in schoolsFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Prompted by a Daily Herald investigation, suburban lawmakers have filed legislation aimed at helping schools keep incidents like the 2008 stabbing of an Elgin High Schoo...
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Early voting starts MondayFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - “Vote early, vote often,” is the tongue-in-cheek phrase commonly attributed to former Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson in reference to rampant political corruption in...
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Schakowsky courts new, more moderate 9th DistrictFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - For seven straight terms, Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky has been elected to represent a liberal-leaning North Shore district by wide margins, beating each of h...
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How Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi differ on deficitFeb 22, 2012 10:00 pm - One candidate in the 8th District Democratic primary says defense cuts are a necessity for paring down the nation's debt, pointing to items ranging from steak-and-lobste...
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Biggert, Dold, Lipinski propose bipartisan changes to transportation billFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Three suburban members of Congress have reached across the aisle to advocate for changes to the $260 billion House transportation bill, arguing that its current form wou...
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Palatine Twp. Dems endorse Coolidge, skip Duckworth or KrishnamoorthiFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Palatine Township Democrats moved not to recommend either Raja Krishnamoorthi or Tammy Duckworth for the 8th congressional district during Saturday's endorsement vote, t...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi push jobs plans from different vantage pointsFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Eighth District Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth, both from Hoffman Estates, have different approaches to job creation and economic woes that stem from ...