Kerry Lester
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TeaCon organizer says party eyes state races in 2012Sep 30, 2011 12:00 am - TeaCon 2011, this weekend's regional tea party convention in Schaumburg, is a prime example of the efforts of local tea party groups to work together more closely to hav...
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Right Nation postpones November conferenceSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - With an eye on drawing more attendees closer to the 2012 election, Right Nation, a conservative conference that drew roughly 6,000 to Hoffman Estates last year, is postp...
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Suburban Catholic schools win Blue Ribbon awardsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Four suburban Catholic schools have been named among this year's top performing schools in the country. St. Emily School in Mount Prospect, Queen of the Rosary School in...
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GOP mainstay Mary Jo Arndt diesSep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - In a glossy black and white photo from the early 1970s, Mary Jo Arndt stands in a shift dress and pearls in the middle of a smoke-filled room. All around her are men re...
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Hultgren says talks with Walsh about primary ‘didn’t go anywhere’Sep 24, 2011 12:00 am - In his first time talking publicly about the 14th District race since fellow Republican Congressman Joe Walsh declared earlier this week he’d be running in the same dist...
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Krishnamoorthi not backing down in 8thSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - In an intimate setting at a steakhouse on the Chicago River, 70 guests at a lunchtime fundraiser for 8th District Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth had an opportunity...
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Walsh: No Illinois delegation discussion about what’s best for “team”Sep 21, 2011 12:00 am - Faced with a Democratic-drawn Congressional map and what he says is a lack of conversation among Republicans about “team” strategy, 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh says the ...
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Walsh decision sets up primary race against HultgrenSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Joe Walsh’s decision to run for election in the newly drawn 14th Congressional District sets in motion a likely GOP primary bloodbath against fellow conservative Re...
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Kotowski announces candidacy for 28th Senate DistrictSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Park Ridge Sen. Dan Kotowski officially announced his candidacy for the 28th Senate District Tuesday. The newly drawn 28th contains much of the two-term Democrat’s curre...
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State treasurer's mailing sent to big-name donorsSep 18, 2011 12:00 am - This summer, the office of Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford sent a glossy summary of “successes” to a select 850 state residents — a majority of whom happen to be major...