Kerry Lester
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Knox College president 'adopts' U-46 second grade classDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Knox College President Roger Taylor might be considered a member of the educated elite. But it wasn't always that way. "None of my family had gone to college, but from a...
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Settlement talk set in U-46 bias suitDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly four years, it's time to talk. A settlement conference has been set in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias. On Dec. 15, repr...
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Local schools awaiting millions from stateDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The state's inability to pay its bills is putting the squeeze on local school districts, threatening vital areas like transportation and special education. The state is ...
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Elgin public works passes first test of the seasonDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Yes, it's that time again. As snow fell upon the Fox Valley Sunday and Monday, the Elgin Public Works department undertook its first test of the season. "Overall it went...
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Our Lady tragedy ushered in safety improvementsDec 01, 2008 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Herald on Dec. 1, 2008. Second of two parts After a fire at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic grammar school c...
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Our Lady tragedy ushered in safety improvementsNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Second of two parts After a fire at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic grammar school claimed 92 children and three nuns 50 years ago today, the lives of hundreds of f...
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A half-century later, emotions still run strong for those who survivedNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - They came to remember their brothers and sisters, their classmates and beloved nuns. They also came for themselves, as survivors of the fire on Dec. 1, 1958. Several tho...
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Remembering the Our Lady of the Angels fireNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - First of two parts On a bitterly cold afternoon 50 years ago on Dec. 1, a fire blazed through Our Lady of the Angels, a Catholic grammar school nestled i...
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Remembering the Our Lady of the Angels fireNov 29, 2008 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Herald on Nov. 29, 2008. First of two parts On a bitterly cold afternoon 50 years ago on Dec. 1, a fire blaz...
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District 301 Foundation raises $15,000 for educational grantsNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Alex Trebek would have been mightily impressed with Central Community Unit District 301's recent Education Foundation benefit. Nearly 300 community members turned out fo...