Kerry Lester
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ECC lending Elgin cash to finish Spartan Drive projectAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Do you often hit potholes on your way to class at Elgin Community College? That problem soon could be solved. ECC may lend the city of Elgin $2.3 million to speed up t...
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Larkin students introduced to 'new' school WednesdayAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Pop quizzes and exams are still a few weeks off for the 2,100 Larkin High School students who began their academic year Wednesday. The school's new administration, howev...
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Diverse experiences help new principal leadAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The third time very well could be the charm for the Rev. David Peck. St. Edward Central Catholic High School's new principal and superintendent knows its glossy linoleum...
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District 301 focusing on conserving this school yearAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Steady growth, teacher contract negotiations and a lean budget all factor into the 2009-10 school year, which began Wednesday at Central Unit District 301. About 3,370 s...
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Lifeguarding serious business for teen workersAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As a lifeguard in the 1980s, Steve Neill had two pieces of equipment - a whistle and a ring-shaped buoy. "The buoy," he laughs, "was more of a foot rest than anything." ...
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U-46 offering new English curriculumAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Since I moved out of my parents' home a few years ago, my mother has been on a quest to completely clean out my old room. Every time I stop by to visit, I get a box full...
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U-46 approves new English curriculumAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "Relevant" isn't usually one of the first words associated with Shakespeare's "Hamlet" or Albert Camus' "The Stranger." It will be next year in Elgin Area School Distric...
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School district U-46 makes modest gains on ACT scoresAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - High school students across the state's second largest school district made modest gains on the ACT, according to scores released Wednesday by the Iowa-based testing gro...
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State appellate court overturns pair of Kane casesAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Appellate Court has reversed rulings on two Kane County sex cases. James Ostrowski, formerly of Westchester, was convicted in 2007 of criminal sexual abuse ...
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Budget woes may get in way of new buses for U-46Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may pull back on spending $3 million to replace old school buses this year because of budget problems. A total of 43 buses are in need of...