Kerry Lester
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GOP takes over, new Illinois Congressmen step upJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - A chesslike Republican strategy is in the works, with the suburbs serving as key turf in advancing the party's power legislatively and politically on a national scale. M...
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New suburban Congressmen start work todayJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - As the new Congress gets ready to start work today, freshman lawmakers from the West and Northwest suburbs will be among those taking on the job for the first time. Cong...
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Kirk supports added borrowing, coupled with reformsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Sen. Mark Kirk said he supports short term borrowing if — and only if — several spending reforms are put into place. At a news conference at his new Senate office in Chi...
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New suburban congressmen get to workJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Suits pressed, briefcases in hand, four freshman lawmakers will arrive for their first day on the job at 2 E. Capitol St. in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The four Ill...
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Low-income seniors to get housing help under Biggert's billDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Legislation that will provide more suburban low-income seniors with affordable housing options has passed both houses of Congress. Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Rep. Judy Big...
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9/11 compensation legislation to help suburban respondersDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago-area firefighters' heroism was hailed by Illinois' two senators Wednesday as they worked to help pass legislation to compensate emergency workers who helped at g...
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Congress moves against food-borne illnessesDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Comprehensive reform to the country's food safety system, sponsored by Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, has passed both houses of Congress. The legislation now heads to Presid...
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Durbin, Kirk call for water testingDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois' two senators Tuesday called for more rigorous testing of Lake Michigan tap water, which may contain a cancer-causing metal that local residents could be ingest...
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'Don't ask, don't tell' repealed in historic Senate voteDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Gay rights activists won a 17-year national battle Saturday, as the Senate voted to repeal a divisive policy banning openly homosexual troops from serving in the militar...
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DREAM Act put on indefinite holdDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois' newest senator Saturday joined a Republican filibuster to block legislation championed by his senior Democratic colleague. Sen. Mark Kirk was one of the 41 Sen...