Kerry Lester
-
Des Plaines crash sends 8 to hospitalFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - A three-vehicle crash in Des Plaines Sunday afternoon sent eight people to four area hospitals, officials said. Des Plaines Fire Capt. Scott Peirson said around 4:45 p.m...
-
18-year-old airlifted to hospital after Ingleside stabbingFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - An 18-year-old man was stabbed after trying to intervene in a domestic dispute at an Ingleside home Sunday afternoon, and was airlifted to Advocate Condell Hospital in L...
-
Innovation is key to policy reform, ISBE chairman saysFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - The chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education plans to use his new position on a federal policy committee to advocate for practical changes to education legislat...
-
One way U-46 can raise funds: Move HQFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - District pushing for state funding based on taxable property's location
-
Probable cuts unveiled at U-46 budget forumFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - For the first time Thursday, Elgin Area School District U-46 parents and taxpayers got the chance to see what will likely be on next year's "cut list." Whether the distr...
-
College leaders urge state to make reliable paymentsFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - The presidents of the state's public universities demanded more fiscal responsibility from Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes this week. On Tuesday morning, 13 col...
-
Culinary Olympic trials coming to ECCFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A sort of culinary Olympic trials is kicking off locally at the same time as the Winter Games. More than two dozen chefs from around the country will compete at Elgin Co...
-
Judson exhibit focused on BurnhamFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The thousands of suburbanites who have read Erik Larson's best-seller "Devil in the White City" might not associate Elgin with famed urban planner Daniel Burnham, but a ...
-
Provena St. Joseph Hospital president resignsFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The president and CEO of Provena St. Joseph Hospital will be leaving at the end of the month. William Brown, who has served in the role since 2002, has resigned to "purs...
-
U-46 appeals bilingual waiver decisionFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is asking the General Assembly to override a state board of education decision denying the district's request to exceed class-size limits...