Kerry Lester
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Channing, library brainstorm to replace lost classroom timeJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Channing Elementary parents weren't pleased this winter upon learning that the Elgin school would no longer feature a year-round calendar come fall, but quickly set abou...
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Judge grants pretrial order extension in U-46 suitJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal judge has granted Elgin Area School District U-46 extra time to prepare pretial paperwork for a racial bias lawsuit, after its lawyers claimed they were overwh...
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State GOP officials won't back Biggert's call for Steele's resignationJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Suburban GOP officials Thursday cited frustrations with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's defeatist comments about the Afghanistan war, calling the...
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U-46 principal to lobby for slow changeJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Lavonne Smiley knows success has been a long time coming for Tefft Middle School in Streamwood. A decade ago, the long-serving principal said, Tefft had roughly 100 of ...
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U-46 report cites growth, need for improvement with AP classesJul 03, 2010 11:00 pm - A Citizens Advisory Council report reveals that Elgin Area School District U-46 is in the process of beefing up the quantity and quality of Advanced Placement course off...
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Former Crystal Lake S. football star dies in motorcycle crashJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The life of a former standout football player and Woodstock firefighter-in-training was claimed Friday in an early morning motorcycle crash. Trent Steckel, 24, of Crysta...
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Judson announces new communications degreeJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Judson University in Elgin will offer a new communications degree program this fall aimed at working adults looking to utilize sites like Facebook and Twitter not only t...
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U-46 unsure if future budget should include state fundsJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The fight for a funding fix has been an emotional roller coaster for Elgin Area School District U-46 officials. Despite the closing of books at the end of the fiscal yea...
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U-46's Torres reflects on progress, challenges of 10 Boys InitiativeJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - By all accounts, Jose Torres has made quite an impact on his "10 Boys," a group of Kimball Middle School students he's mentored for the past two years. The Elgin Area Sc...
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Crystal Lake Regatta postponed due to E. Coli levelsJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - A large annual charity event in Crystal Lake has been postponed due to high bacteria levels. America's Cardboard Cup Regatta at Lake Park Beach, originally slated for no...