Kerry Lester
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Elgin-based nonprofit AID to lay off 80, cut programsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Letters will be arriving at 1,100 families' doorsteps in the coming days, bearing the grim news. State budget woes are forcing the Elgin-based Association for Individual...
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Judge suggests 'neutral experts' in U-46 bias caseJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Citing their effectiveness in the renowned Corey H. special education case, a federal judge Tuesday urged sides in the Elgin Area School District U-46 racial bias suit t...
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Report: Good, bad U-46 teachers go unaddressedJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Teachers may not come off assembly lines like Fords. But school districts across the country, including Elgin Area School District U-46, treat them as if they do, one st...
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South Elgin student travels to Capitol to advocate for disease researchJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Andrew Stover, a Clinton Elementary student, traveled to Washington D.C. last week with mom Kim and representatives from the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. An...
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South Elgin mom fighting U-46 for son's health, schoolingJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A South Elgin mom may have lost a battle to get her son help with technology assistance and extra nursing care in school, but she's vowed to keep fighting. Kim Stover le...
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Residents decry Dundee Twp. tree removalJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Buzz about restoration work being done to the Jelke Creek Bird Sanctuary has been almost as loud as the offending chain saws. About two dozen Sleepy Hollow residents at...
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Judge extends U-46 suit discovery deadline one more timeJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Enough is enough, a federal judge has said of extension pleas in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias. In a written ruling, Magistrate Ju...
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Activate Elgin initiative holds first-ever summitJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 100 Elgin-area leaders turned out Wednesday to spread the word about shaping up. The Activate Elgin initiative held its first-ever healthy living summit at Elg...
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Iranian-born mother shares thoughts on protestsJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Protests over the declared result of Iran's presidential election may be half a world away. But to one Crystal Lake family, the news hits home. Zahra Kashani and her hus...
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Families in U-46 bias suit want schedule pushed back, againJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Citing inequities in expert reports, the families accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias in a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday requested an extension o...