Kerry Lester
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Most Cook juvenile center residents still out of classNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been nine months. Still, three-fourths of the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center's 450 residents remain out of class. The Nancy B. Jefferson School in the cente...
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16-year-old victim's name needed to be released soonerNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Speaking at a Career Day fair at Gifford Street Alternative High School last month, I fielded a couple questions about the demands of my job. Education requirements. St...
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U-46 grads: High schools need improvementNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A sizable percentage of Elgin Area School District U-46 graduates had a less-than-ideal high school experience, according to a recent survey. Of the 640 graduates questi...
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U-46 marching bands uniteNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Bartlett High School band director Paul Loucas might be considered a modern day Music Man. He may not be leading 76 trombones or 110 cornets in this year's Chicago Thank...
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More U-46 students carrying plasticNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - An increasing number of Elgin Area School District U-46 students are learning the value of carrying plastic. District officials are reporting that 8,000, about one-fifth...
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Magician's Daily Herald headline predictions 'spot on'Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly 60 years to the day of the Chicago Tribune's "Dewey Defeats Truman" edition, an area magician has made newspaper headlines seem easy to predict. In late September...
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South Elgin village pres. remembered for dedication, leadershipNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - More than 150 friends, family members and local village officials gathered at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Elgin Friday to bid farewell to a well-loved leader. "So...
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Bartlett, U-46 officials try to build dialogueNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Looking past legislative inaction and legal constraints, officials from the village of Bartlett and Elgin Area School District U-46 sat down Thursday to work from a poin...
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U-46 board members, plaintiffs must meet on federal suitNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite their differing opinions of next steps, a federal judge plans to force parties in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias to sit down...
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Challenger Mihalec wins in Kane District 18Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kane County Board District 18 Republican incumbent Don Wolfe lost by a 10 percent margin to Democratic challenger Jeanette Mihalec, according to unofficial totals. Mihal...