Kerry Lester
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Truck and Tractor pull draws a crowdAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - If there is such a thing as heaven on earth for boys and their dads, it was likely Saturday at the McHenry County Fair's annual Truck and Tractor Pull. The noon event, h...
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U-46 teacher had impact on communityAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Frank Hayashida was a teacher, plain and simple. And he was loved for it. "He was the kind of teacher that the kids really wanted," his wife of 35 years, Joan Hayashida ...
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Dist. 301 tables turbine planAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The falling value of the dollar and a lack of alternative energy funding sources has forced Central Community Unit School District 301 to table plans on a wind turbine. ...
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Dual language program helps native, nonnative speakers alikeJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The word is finally getting out about one of Elgin Area School District U-46's best kept secrets: dual language education. For the first time this fall, Channing Element...
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Activists want KFC banned from Elgin Community CollegeJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A group of Elgin Community College students claim the Colonel does not do chicken right. After being presented with a petition from the Students for the Ethical Treatmen...
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Coon Creek Country Days celebrates silver anniversaryJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Coon Creek Country Days is going silver this year. The summer staple festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary Thursday through Sunday at Bruce Ream Park in Hampshire...
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U-46 expands bilingual programJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Come August, two more Elgin Area School District U-46 schools will become bilingual program sites, and another will expand its services for students learning English. El...
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Dist. 301 to install reverse-calling systemJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In the coming weeks, Central Unit School District 301 will implement a reverse-calling system for school emergencies. The system can send millions of prerecorded phone c...
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U-46 suit loses another plaintiff to graduationJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - High school graduation has forced another student to withdraw from the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias. Lawyers on Tuesday will ask a fed...
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U-46 lawsuit loses another plaintiff to graduationJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - High school graduation has forced another student to withdraw from the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias. Lawyers on Tuesday will ask a fed...