Kerry Lester
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U-46 details cuts: Early childhood center, teacher layoffs on listFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - More than $31 million in budget cuts for Elgin Area School District U-46 were announced Monday, with more to be hashed out in the coming weeks. Closing an early childhoo...
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U-46, teachers union move up contract negotiationsFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - With an eye on looming budget cuts, Elgin Area School District U-46 and its 2,500-member teachers union has announced it will begin contract negotiations several weeks e...
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Local schools contending with state's new unfunded mandatesFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Suburban school districts are on a seesaw they can't control. In recent weeks, they've been forced to adopt more than a dozen brand-new unfunded state education mandates...
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Hoffman Estates home damaged by fireFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - A fire caused $50,000 in damage to a Hoffman Estates home Saturday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters responded to a 2:30 p.m. call about a structure fire on the 20...
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18-year-old Des Plaines man charged in attempted murderFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - An 18-year-old Des Plaines man has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after stabbing a teenage acquaintance in the neck during a dispute over a wo...
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Disabled man dies in fire near Round LakeFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - The life of a man in his 60s was claimed in a house fire near Round Lake Friday, officials said. Firefighters responded to a call about a house fire on the 24000 block o...
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U-46 files to be Cook County school districtFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Reclassification would recoup millions in aid, officials say
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As Elgin Observatory turns 100, U-46 ramps up space curriculumFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Kids might be more apt to play with video games than rockets these days, but one of Elgin Area School District U-46's more unusual programs is seeking to change that. Th...
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Appellate court stops grave removal at St. Johannes CemeteryFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - An Illinois appellate court has ordered the city of Chicago to temporarily stop removing graves from a historic Bensenville cemetery in the path of a new O'Hare Internat...
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Student in custody after S. Elgin HS bomb threatFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - South Elgin High School was evacuated Wednesday evening after a note detailing a bomb threat was found on campus. Police Sgt. Michael Doty said that students had reporte...