Kerry Lester
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Elgin District U-46 unveils mobile classroom 'cut list'Jun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has released a list of the mobile classrooms that will be boarded up next school year due to increased class sizes. With the exception of...
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U-46 freezes salaries of administrators, nonunion workersJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers aren't the only ones having their pay frozen next year. In step with this week's formal approval of the Elgin Teachers' Associa...
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ECC budget nearly doubles with construction projectsJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a hefty increase, but an expected one. With construction of several new campus facilities well under way, Elgin Community College trustees have approved a $166.7 m...
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State budget crisis may impede groundbreaking preschool reformMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Groundbreaking preschool regulations have been tweaked to reflect Illinois' dire financial situation, but budget concerns still likely will stand in the way of getting t...
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Hundreds toast Elgin's second-annual wine festMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Even though he doesn't consider himself to be a "wine guy," at least in public, Chris Pogue was a good sport Saturday. Pogue and girlfriend Jillian Ackermann, both of Sc...
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2,700 seniors bid farewell to Elgin Area District U-46May 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Just one song was played over and over again Saturday at the Sears Centre, but it may have gotten more cheers than the hits performed at the Daughtry concert two nights ...
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U-46 rehires attacked Elgin High teacher, othersMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - After eight weeks of panic, some Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers are breathing sighs of relief this week. Other colleagues are left waiting, or preparing to mov...
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Sleepy Hollow residents concerned over bowhunting of deerMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - An unauthorized web survey about how to deal with Sleepy Hollow's deer population has caused quite a stir. Village President Stephen Pickett said Tuesday that despite im...
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St. Edward sees 99 of 100 grads headed to collegeMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Kerry O'Brien had a tough task at hand this spring. The head of counseling services at St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin was charged with looking at the ...
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U-46 teachers approve one-year contract dealMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers voted to accept a one-year deal that would leave salaries flat and increase class sizes, officials announced Wednesday. Elgin Te...