Kerry Lester
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It's tiny, it's $2,500 ... and you can't have it yetJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Judson grad helps market Nano car
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Pending law could allow certain children to start first grade at 5Jan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - A law awaiting Gov. Pat Quinn's signature could lower the first-grade age requirement to 5 from 6 years old for a select group of students next fall. Stemming from a per...
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The full list of U-46 courses up for eliminationJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - I wrote a story earlier this week about Elgin Area School District U-46 board considering adding three high school courses - Mandarin, AP psychology, and computer integr...
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U-46 board member shares story of injuryJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - A split-second decision to take a shortcut to a college party cost Dale Spencer the use of his legs. At Bartlett High School Wednesday morning, Spencer urged drivers edu...
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Algonquin teen, brother of late Angels pitcher, honoredJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Jacobs High School assistant baseball coach John Sarna knows he'll never forget the steely determination and heart sophomore pitcher Henry Gigeous displayed last spring....
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U-46 to swap high school coursesJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Advanced placement psychology, a course in Mandarin Chinese, and a class in manufacturing may be swapped into Elgin Area School District U-46's high school curriculum as...
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These suburbanites looking up as 2010 beginsDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - With the economy running on fumes and continued hostilities in the Middle East, 2009 is not going to make too many people's Top 10 lists. For many, it's been the toughes...
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Kane Co. Board Dist. 25 hopefuls differ on opinions, strategiesDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The campaign platforms and strategies of the two Republicans in the Kane County Board District 25 primary are as different as the men themselves. Incumbent Robert Kudlic...
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Holiday candle causes Cary House fire, kills family dogDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A home near Cary was left uninhabitable and the family's dog was killed when a unattended holiday candle sparked a fire early Christmas Eve. According to a Cary Fire Dep...
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Ivy League wins, community support, boost ECC mock trial teamDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - After defeating two elite universities in Harvard's annual Crimson Classic Mock Trial Tournament in November, Elgin Community College has been on a roll. The mock trial...