Kerry Lester
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Suburban food pantries need help giving helpNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Helga O'Malley's face lit up when she was handed a frozen turkey at Catholic Charities' food pantry off Rand Road in Des Plaines. “You got the last one,” Mary Insprucke...
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State announces it will seek NCLB waiverNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - After seeing more than 80 percent of schools across the state — including every single high school in the Northwest suburbs — fail to meet federal accountability standar...
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Illinois treasurer defends 'coincidence' of taxpayer-funded brochure going to donorsNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - In mid-September, Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford's office said that sending a glossy, taxpayer-funded summary of “successes” to a select number of Illinois residents ...
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Senators support steps to reduce wrongful convictions in IllinoisNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Two state senators from opposite sides of the aisle said they believe Illinois can and should take steps to reduce the number and cost of wrongful convictions in Illinoi...
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Schaumburg letter carrier, Walsh have different stories about outburstNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg woman in the line of fire during Congressman Joe Walsh's recent tirade in Gurnee is now refuting the McHenry Tea Partyer's claims that he apologized to her ...
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Former Bloomingdale doctor urged Bialek to speak outNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - A former Bloomingdale doctor said Monday he encouraged his former girlfriend Sharon Bialek to seek employment help from Herman Cain, a recommendation she said ultimately...
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Roskam says Medicare a ‘promise’ worth compromise from both sidesNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Despite continued partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill, GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam told a group of suburban seniors Thursday that there is an “internal political wi...
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Long Grove man enters 10th Democratic raceNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - John Tree, a late entry into the 10th District primary race, could prove to be a force to be reckoned with in the growing Democratic field. Tree, a 45-year-old Long Grov...
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Cain didn't know suburban accuser? Wrong response, experts sayNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - As GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain decried allegations of sexual harassment by a suburban woman, he insisted he “didn't even know” his accuser. Yet, eyewitness acco...
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Walsh defends outburst but apologizesNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Those familiar with Congressman Joe Walsh know the McHenry Tea Partyer has a flair for the dramatic. He shouts, he claps, he points. He issues caustic admonitions to "t...