Kerry Lester
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Dold: Illinois needs non-partisan, business-friendly approachAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Sitting before a group of small to medium-sized business owners in the 10th Congressional District he represents, U.S. Rep. Bob Dold asked a simple question. “How many o...
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Facio's guilty plea in sex assault holdsAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A judge's dismissal of Angel Facio's request to withdraw his guilty plea in a Kane County sexual assault case has been upheld by the state's Second Appellate Court. The ...
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Moylan mulling bid against MulliganAug 25, 2011 5:40 am - It’s game on in the “city of destiny” as Des Plaines’ mayor says he’s seriously considering a bid to unseat a long-term incumbent in the state House. Mayor Marty Moylan ...
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Fitzgerald: Quake felt ‘like a train was going overhead’Aug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Former U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald was eating lunch in a McLean, Va. restaurant with fellow board members at his bank when the Washington, D.C., area’s largest recorded e...
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Legislation aims to keep some teens out of jailAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - klester@dailyherald.com Juvenile justice legislation signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn will require judges to review several new factors in sentencing young offenders, i...
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The Why: Experts analyze why Facio stabbed his teacherAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Angel Facio says he didn’t know he was going to hurt Carolyn Gilbert that cold January day. Committing such a random act is not unusual for teens pushed to the brink, ex...
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Incarceration: Rehabilitation not part of Angel Facio's lifeAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - He'd be taking classes at Elgin Community College by now, he imagines. Angel Facio had always wanted to be a chef. “Eggs con chorizo” were one of the specialties he used...
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Public defender: Facio ‘perplexed me’Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Cook County Public Defender James Martin has represented hundreds of juveniles over the years. Some details of their cases naturally blur with the passage of time. But A...
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Isolation: The constant for Angel FacioAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin teen describes emotions on the day he stabbed teacher
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The prosecutor: Facio case was ‘clearly premeditated’Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - It was all a matter of timing. At home watching the news with his wife one Friday night in January 2008, Kevin Frey knew almost instantly Angel Facio’s case would be his...