Kerry Lester
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More mobile classrooms for U-46 schoolsJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - More mobiles are on the move in Elgin Area School District U-46. School board members this week approved adding one of six recently purchased mobile units to Harriet Gif...
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New foundation aims to help U-46 schoolsJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A new nonprofit educational foundation aims to support Elgin Area School District U-46 in ways state and federal funding cannot. The U-46 Educational Foundation, two yea...
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Technology gives new insight into U-46 apathyJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - When the ability for readers to comment on Daily Herald stories was first implemented on our Web site this winter, I wasn't sure what to expect. The opportunity to have ...
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For some U-46 students, summer vacation is overJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - For students from three Elgin Area School District U-46 schools, it was back to the books Wednesday. About 1,400 students returned from their abbreviated summer break to...
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Roaming weigh stations will be checking on trucksJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Truckers, be on alert. Illinois State Police and the Department of Transportation are setting up daily temporary weigh stations throughout the Northwest suburbs. Wednesd...
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State cops cracking down on truckersJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Truckers, be on alert. Illinois State Police and the Department of Transportation are setting up daily temporary weigh stations throughout the Northwest suburbs. Wednesd...
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ECC culinary instructor earns national honorJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In a male-dominated profession, Executive Chef Jill Russell has once again proved to be the creme de la creme. Russell, an instructor at Elgin Community College's Culina...
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New U-46 superintendent takes controlJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - During his first board meeting as Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent, Jose Torres set the bar high - not only for the district, but for himself. Torres' List...
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Catch a Bandits game, maybe nab a scholarshipJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - When incoming Judson University freshman Eric Smith went to a Chicago Bandits softball game in June, he was hoping to nab a foul ball. Instead, the downstate Newark nati...
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Highland Elementary gets lunch grantJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Highland Elementary students will soon have no trouble getting their five-a-day, every school day, thanks to a $17,000 healthy eating grant. The federal grant, funded by...