Kerry Lester
-
U-46 funding bill passes SenateNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - State Senate overrides veto; now the House must vote
-
Civil union vote not likely this weekNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Civil unions may be poised to become law in Illinois, according to some leading lawmakers. All the same, a vote almost certainly won't occur in the next few days, the sp...
-
Effort to exempt some from public records law advancesNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Legislation aimed at increasing the spectrum of public employee evaluations exempted from Freedom of Information Act requests cleared the state House Tuesday by a comfor...
-
Farnham files another funding fix billNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - State Rep. Keith Farnham has filed school funding fix legislation that has a very familiar ring to it. Its components are near identical to legislation vetoed by Gov. Pa...
-
Hannah's journey will help scores of people, police sayNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Hannah Perryman's frustration and determined action in the wake of it will help scores of stalking victims in Illinois, law enforcement officials say. The Streamwood t...
-
Elgin High student's battle to strengthen stalker law helps othersNov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Sitting in an Elgin High School conference room with her mother and Detective Daryl Syre in October 2008, 15-year-old Hannah Perryman uttered a simple sentence: “I'm jus...
-
Suburban teen unsilenced after years of fearNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - A lot has happened to Hannah Perryman over the past six years. The Streamwood teen, now 17, has worked to become a standout pitcher on Elgin High's varsity softball team...
-
A look at what cost Rauschenberger state Senate seatNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Steve Rauschenberger, known for his budget expertise and fiscal conservatism, was a popular state senator for the 14 years he served the 22nd District in the Fox Valley,...
-
Kirk, Dold hold town hall meetingNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Senator-elect Mark Kirk returned to his suburban roots Saturday, when he hosted his first town hall meeting since the election largely focused on budget issues and the ...
-
Decades of agitating take Pat Quinn from gadfly to governorNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It began with an overgrown suburban field. Gov. Pat Quinn was 10 years old then, his now 93-year-old mother Eileen recalls. The area across the street from the family's ...