Kerry Lester
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U-46 parents want aides back at ChanningAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 80 Channing Elementary School students and their parents, many holding homemade signs, packed the Elgin Area School District U-46 board room Monday to oppose a...
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U-46 posts slight ACT gainsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - ACT scores improved slightly this year in Elgin Area School District U-46, according to data released this week by the Iowa-based testing group. The composite score for ...
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Community members look to new U-46 chief to nudge settlement talksAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the past four years, the value of the dollar has plummeted. The price of gas has risen by more than $2. New world leaders have been elected; battles won and lost. Sti...
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Durbin touts health-care planAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - During his first visit to Judson University, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin met with local small business owners to discuss new health care legislation aimed to protect the worki...
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Renowned Japanese violinist to visit Elgin studentsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 orchestra students will have the chance to tune in to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity come October. As part of renowned Japanese violini...
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ECC to name street in honor of longtime trustee DuffyAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will next Friday give tribute to an individual who has spent more than three decades helping the school carve out its own distinct path. At an 8 ...
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Report: Deck still stacked against blacksAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 50 years after landmark school desegregation case Brown vs. the Board of Education, a study by Massachusetts-based Schott Foundation reveals the deck is still ...
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Rainbow PUSH wants to tour District U-46Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Local members of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Monday expressed concerns about the number of Elgin Area School District U-46 mobile classrooms being used in schools with...
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Coon Creek Country Days sees stars at fourth Idol competitionAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It may have been afternoon, but attendees at Coon Creek Country Days had a view of the stars Saturday. Hampshire's summer staple festival, celebrating its 25th anniversa...
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Idol contest brings the fire to Elgin festivalAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - American Idol had nothing on FoxFireFest Saturday. The three-day Elgin festival held the semifinals of its Elgin Idol competition, with seven contestants competing to ad...