Kerry Lester
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Roskam: Cap capital gains, dividend tax rates permanentlyOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Calling it a way of “removing uncertainty” that is hampering economic growth, GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam of Wheaton is seeking to permanently cap the capital gai...
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Quinn not budging on slots at tracksOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn’t plan to compromise on his opposition to slot machines at Arlington Park, though he left the door open for negotiations on other measures t...
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Suburban schools' dilemma: Mandates vs. qualityOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Carol Olson of Bartlett relied on school counseling to help her daughters through a family crisis — until their social worker's sharply increased workload made it tough ...
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Walsh attorney hopes pretrial conference will resolve child support suitOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Joe Walsh’s attorney said Friday she hopes a November pretrial conference will resolve allegations of $117,437 in missing child support payments by his ex-wi...
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Perry fundraiser hopes to energize Illinois GOP to “reclaim” statehouseOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - A Barrington businessman and influential conservative donor hopes a Thursday breakfast fundraiser in Carpentersville for Texas Gov. Rick Perry will not only strengthen a...
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Walsh: Ex-wife lying about missing child-support fundsOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Calling it a “misguided attempt” to exploit his new position as a member of Congress, Joe Walsh says his ex-wife is lying about not receiving some of the $117,437 in mis...
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Kotowski: Cuts “going to take some time”Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - A suburban state senator hopes a hearing Wednesday in Chicago will serve to remind and energize residents about new efforts to fix the state’s broken budget. Little by l...
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Duchossois says slots aren't the only way to save horse racingOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Second of two parts The horse racing industry in Illinois has, for years, rested its future in gambling legislation that would allow slot machines at tracks to boos...
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Arlington owner Duchossois, at 90, fights cancer and for his trackOct 09, 2011 5:00 am - First of two parts The pink paper notes are never a good sign. Employees at Arlington Park — from the ticket agents and ushers to wait staff and groundskeepers — kn...
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Cain, Bachmann, Beck key guests at local TeaConSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Herman Cain, the surprise victor in a Florida Republican presidential straw poll, will travel to Schaumburg to try to build momentum at an inaugural Midwest tea party co...