Kerry Lester
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As protests brew, Walsh still has Republican supportJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - While a group made plans for a protest today at Rep. Joe Walsh's suburban office, state Republican officials say they're still behind the McHenry tea partyer who's come ...
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8th Congressional race presents tough choices for DemsJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The new 8th Congressional District, drawn without an incumbent living in it, contains some of the most independent voters in the Northwest and West suburbs in a swath th...
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Walsh calls child support story a 'hit piece'Jul 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Calling himself the “most accessible congressman on the planet,” Joe Walsh rarely shrugs off an opportunity to speak to the media. But the McHenry Republican did just th...
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Lawsuit challenging new congressional map filed by GOPJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Map shortchanges Latino and Republican voters, federal lawsuit claims
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Liberals, tea partyers in suburbs protest debt ceiling movesJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - In his Monday evening prime-time speech, President Barack Obama decried the “partisan three-ring circus” in Washington that has so far failed to reach a compromise on ra...
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Crazy or dedicated? Suburban runners workout in extreme heatJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - As temperatures hovered around 95 degrees this week, Grace Wasielewski didn't waste a blink worrying about running in the extreme heat. The 58-year-old Prospect Heights ...
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Walsh: No regrets over "Hardball" tussleJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - In his seven months on the job, 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh hasn't been shy about speaking his mind through the media. But nothing, perhaps, has garnered as much public...
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Ramey takes helm of DuPage GOPJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - A Carol Stream Republican has taken the helm of the DuPage County GOP. State Rep. Randy Ramey — the stepson of former Illinois Senate Leader James “Pate” Philip — has be...
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Nekritz: No across-the-board elimination of regional education officesJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - When misconduct charges were leveled against Charles Flowers, the regional superintendent of Cook County Schools, state Rep. Elaine Nekritz led the move that abolished t...
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Roskam: Debt deal can be reached, eventuallyJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam of Wheaton, the highest ranking Illinois member of the House GOP, said Friday he believes a debt ceiling agreement can be reached with Dem...