Kerry Lester
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U-46 funding bill passes, could mean $22 million more for districtApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Weeks ago, Elgin Area School District U-46 officials feared legislation that would provide a state funding fix was permanently stalled. But the pace picked up in recent ...
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Luther North High School to stay openApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Luther High School North won't likely be closing its doors next year after all, students learned Tuesday. The news followed the school board's Monday vote to enter contr...
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U-46 bias suit judge: No settlement offer? No conference.Apr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal judge has denied a request for a settlement conference by plaintiffs in the Elgin Area School District U-46 racial bias suit on the grounds that no offer has y...
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Judson chancellor remembered as singing visionaryApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Judson University's chancellor will be remembered as a visionary who had a habit of diffusing tension by bursting into song, President Jerry Cain said Wednesday. Harm A....
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Settlement offer now on the table in U-46 racial bias suitApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The ping-pong match surrounding settlement in the Elgin Area School District U-46 racial bias suit continues. Less the 48 hours after a federal judge denied the Elgin fa...
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A cry for school funding fix in District U-46Apr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Nora Stueck was a little too young to understand exactly what the bright pink "RIF Ramey" sign she was holding meant. The 6-year-old Nature Ridge kindergartner simply ch...
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'No' vote speaks out against ECC president's dealApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - During last April's general election, Elgin Community College Trustee Robert Getz billed himself as the lone "no" vote on the board. Last week's 5-1 vote on a "retention...
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District 301 slashes $1 million from budgetApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The numbers may not be as staggering as in neighboring Elgin Area School District U-46, but Central Community Unit District 301 is also facing financial troubles. The sc...
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Pingree Grove inventor's space heaters run on nothing but sunlightApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - While thousands of suburbanites have spent recent days standing in long lines for new, greener appliances through the Cash for Appliances program, one Elgin Community Co...
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U-46 funding fix bill inches closer to passageApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials expressed hope this week that legislation that would provide a state funding fix is on its way to passage. "We are seeing movem...