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Lester: Arlington Heights showing interest in adding tuk-tuk shuttles
Nov 2, 2017 5:45 AM - Oversized electric golfcarts that have become a popular form of shuttle transportation in Naperville could be coming to Arlington Heights soon. -
Lester: Abortion rights PAC calls on Rauner to recruit moderates
Oct 23, 2017 5:30 AM - The leader of a reproductive rights organization says it plans to use Gov. Bruce Rauner's signing of abortion legislation to defeat suburban Republicans who opposed him on the measure, columnist Kerry Lester writes. Plus, a big win for a tiny but fierce Palatine team, new projects around the suburbs, and more. -
Lester: Kirk criticizes Naperville company for Iran business
Oct 19, 2017 2:50 PM - Sen. Mark Kirk comes out of retirement to join an Iran sanctions fight involving a company in Naperville, Choose DuPage bids for Amazon headquarters, and more in Kerry Lester's column. -
Lester: Will new tax credits keep more Catholic schools from closing?
Oct 16, 2017 5:30 AM - The Archdiocese of Chicago looks to a private-school tax credit to help slow enrollment declines. Plus, suburban lawmakers lead an effort to repeal an abortion bill just signed by Gov. Rauner; a local lawmaker escapes wine country fires; and why pumpkins shouldn't be tossed in landfills. -
Lester: Is Illinois GOP uniting in opposition to Rauner, abortion?
Oct 9, 2017 5:32 PM - eState Rep. Jeannie Ives of Wheaton says the state GOP, criticized in recent months for its internal squabbles, is banding together in opposition to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's approval of an abortion funding measure last month., columnist Kerry Lester writes. Plus, a look at a high school football team's approach to kneeling protests, and more. -
Lester: Maine Township trustee outraged expenses cost more than aid
Oct 3, 2017 2:32 PM - A Maine Township trustee is criticizing administrative costs for a program for the poor that are more than three times the amount of aid actually provided to needy residents, columnist Kerry Lester writes. -
Lester: Immigrant rights event canceled after threats to Arlington Heights library
Sep 28, 2017 5:50 AM - Arlington Heights Memorial Library canceled an immigrants rights workshop this week out of "concerns for safety" after the library's voice mail and board president Deb Smart's home phone got dozens of calls from people objecting to the meeting. -
Lester: Bartlett resident now happy U-46 separation effort failed
Sep 21, 2017 5:23 AM - Back in 2004, Bev Jaszczurowski wanted Bartlett to leave U-46 and create its own school district. The effort failed, but it turned out to be a blessing for Jaszczurowski. She tells Kerry Lester why. -
Poetry prize winner credits Fremd teachers for encouraging love of writing
Sep 11, 2017 8:25 AM - Palatine native Faisal Mohyuddin -- the recipient of the United Kingdom's leading poetry book prize -- says he'll "for the rest of my life be grateful" to his former English teachers at William Fremd High School who encouraged a love of writing, columnist Kerry Lester writes. -
Lester: Cubs anthem singer performs 1-man play of hero priest Fr. Damien
Sep 7, 2017 11:03 AM - Chicago Cubs national anthem singer Wayne Messmer says his road to starring in a one-man show about a priest in Hawaii began with some lessons from Franciscan nuns when he was in the fourth grade. Messmer's latest performance of "Damien" is Sept. 22 in West Dundee.
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