Kerry Lester
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Young offenders return to classesJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly 100 of the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center's 450 residents now are back in the classroom, officials said this week. The Nancy B. Jefferson School in the cen...
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District 300 redistricting plans get first formal airingJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - About three dozen parents sat in the dark Friday afternoon as they listened to possible solutions to crowded schools on Community Unit District 300's east side. The publ...
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Campaign for Larkin HS teacher still growsJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Dozens of Larkin High School music supporters have launched a campaign to keep the school's choral director, who recently withdrew the resignation he submitted in late M...
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Peace group allowed back in Elgin High SchoolJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A Fox Valley peace group banned in March from distributing pamphlets at Elgin High School has been allowed to return. South Elgin resident Bettina Perillo, a member of F...
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Violent attack has forever changed her lifeJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Because it's our job to report quickly, accurately and with an unbiased viewpoint, many journalists, including myself, have become callused. Thousands of hours working n...
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ECC bumps up budget by $5 millionJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College trustees Tuesday voted in a $87.8 million budget -- a $5 million increase from last year. The college's tentative budget, on public display since...
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Elgin family fights to stay in schoolJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2004, Angelo and Jenifer Pope found their dream home on a quiet, tree-lined Elgin street. What sealed the deal for the pair was the brand-new school -- Lincoln Elemen...
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U-46's Ponce withdraws from Green Bay superintendent raceJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Shortly after being named one of five semifinalists, Lalo Ponce took himself out of the running for Green Bay school district superintendent. On Friday afternoon, the as...
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Lakemoor man gets 43 months for robberyJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A Lakemoor man was sentenced to 43 months in prison Monday for the Christmastime robbing of a McHenry bank, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to a n...
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McHenry motel hot tub believed source of Legionnaires'Jun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Two people were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after staying at a McHenry Hampton Inn, officials said Friday. McHenry County Health Department officials said they...