Kerry Lester
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'Cautious optimism' for U-46, teachers union to reach early dealMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Union leaders and Elgin Area School District U-46 remain tight-lipped about the status of teacher contract negotiations. The sides will enter into the last of five sched...
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Crystal Lake swim instructor charged with abusing studentsMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - A 20-year-old Crystal Lake swim instructor is being held in McHenry County jail on charges he inappropriately touched two young students. Rock Jamison Burman, of the 300...
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Professor emeritus leaves ECC largest-ever giftMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - A former Elgin Community College history professor has posthumously made history himself, with the single largest donation to the school in its 61-year history. College ...
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ECC announces new nursing scholarshipMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - A new scholarship is now available for Elgin Community College nursing students, school officials announced Monday. The Sherman Health Foundation Nursing Scholarship wil...
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Missing West Chicago woman found alive and well in ChicagoMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - A West Chicago woman who was missing for the past three days was found walking on Chicago's Canal Street by an advocacy group organizer, her husband said Sunday afternoo...
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Cyberbullying victim talks about ordeal that led her to harm herselfMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - To the outside world, Desiree Sulzmann appears every bit the confident, popular teen. The Dundee-Crown freshman earned a coveted spot on the school's varsity pom squad o...
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Walsh's Grayslake campaign staffers call it quitsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Disgruntled staff members of congressional candidate Joe Walsh called it quits Sunday, announcing plans to strip Walsh's newly opened Grayslake campaign office of the ma...
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Elgin Area School District U-46 outlines guidelines for givingMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Want to help Elgin Area School District U-46 bail out some of its red ink? While it's appreciated, there are rules. With $30 million in budget cuts affecting every singl...
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Judson student reunites with family from MyanmarApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Some college-bound students consider a few hours' drive a long distance away from home. Sau Win Mading dealt with 8,200 miles and two continents' separation from her fam...
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ECC student journalists get accoladesApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Congrats to student journalists at Elgin Community College! For the second year in a row, the school's newspaper, the Observer, was named the best newspaper in its divi...