Kerry Lester
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Foster checks out summer lunch program in ElginAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman Bill Foster found himself in an unlikely debate Thursday afternoon at the Eastside Recreation Center in Elgin. The Batavia Democrat, who spent lunchtime obse...
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U-46 signs liaison officer deals with Streamwood, South ElginAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Agreements for police liaison officers have been approved between Elgin Area School District U-46 and two of four municipal police departments at a reduced rate. The sch...
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Help out homeless students with school supply donationsAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - After we ran a two-day series on the increasing number of homeless students in suburban districts, comments flooded in from across the board. Some readers were upset we'...
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South Elgin to finance plant through IEPA loan, grantsAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - South Elgin is planning to build a third water treatment plant with an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency loan and federal stimulus funds. The village has approved...
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Lawyers both intend to use boundary study in U-46 racial bias suitAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Numbers don't lie. But they can be manipulated to support very different points. Attorneys on either side of the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of raci...
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No raises in District U-46 after all; board takes back Torres' hikeAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Six weeks after approving a 3.7 percent raise for Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres, board members took it back. The board also instituted a pay...
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Elgin salon files lawsuit against creators of Facebook pageAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - An Elgin beauty school is suing an Algonquin man and an unknown co-defendant, claiming they created a Facebook page defaming the institution and its directors. The Salon...
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What state budget cuts mean for U-46 programsJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The State Board of Education's recently approved budget would slash funding for a number of Elgin Area School District U-46 programs serving needy students. District of...
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More community colleges to get help developing green programsJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - This spring, I wrote about Elgin Community College purchasing several hybrid cars for their automotive program. Several readers heralded the idea, commenting that the mo...
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Gov. Quinn carts purple and navy tie around stateJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Paul Simon had his bow tie. Rod Blagojevich had an abundance of perfectly molded hair. Though no fashion maven, Gov. Pat Quinn may go down in Illinois political history ...