Kerry Lester
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How IMSA helped alums ultimately lead YouTube, PayPal, Yelp, moreJun 04, 2017 5:00 am - Until they set foot on campus, many of the Illinois Math and Science Academy's most acclaimed alumni say they felt not only unchallenged academically but isolated from o...
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Lester: No-fly zones for drones over Cook County property?Jun 01, 2017 5:30 am - A Cook County commissioner wants to ban drones over county property but says it's likely forest preserves would be treated differently than the jail, hospitals or courth...
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What happens when two suburban lawmakers defy Rauner, MadiganMay 30, 2017 5:00 am - With two of the state's strongest personalities repeatedly clashing over the past two years, there's often little room for disparate voices in Illinois government. House...
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Democratic state senators pass pieces of tax, spending packageMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Democrats in the Illinois Senate, frustrated with the state's 22-month budget impasse, moved Wednesday to pass much of a multi-piece tax and spending plan that their Rep...
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Arlington Heights artist tells how he painted Quinn - and his stuffMay 16, 2017 5:30 am - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wanted his official portrait to include far more than his smiling image, wearing his lucky purple-and-navy striped tie. He gave Arlington ...
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Lester: Election commission good for Lake, not for DuPage?May 11, 2017 5:35 am - A bill to merge the DuPage Election Commission with the DuPage County clerk's office is being crafted by Republican state Rep. Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and Democratic stat...
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17 new deacons to be ordained by Chicago ArchdioceseMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to note that Holy Name Cathedral is located at State and Superior streets in Chicago. Seventeen new deacons are set to ...
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Newcomer, not Dold, to challenge Schneider in 10th DistrictMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - Three bouts in the ring were enough for boxers Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, and they also will be enough for Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and former Republican U...
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Lester: Trump's relaxed school lunch rules welcomed - for nowMay 08, 2017 5:30 am - In North Barrington Elementary School, so many cartons of unopened fat-free milk are left over each week that officials have taken to giving them to the Cuba Township Fo...
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Where you can meet local members of Congress during recessMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - With no scheduled session in the week following the U.S. House vote to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act, suburban members of Congress are home in t...