Kerry Lester
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U-46 student in court twiceMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Friday was a busy legal day for the 16-year-old Elgin boy accused of stabbing an Elgin High School teacher. In juvenile court, Angel Facio of the 600 block of Jefferson ...
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U-46 honors more good Samaritan studentsMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago, I wrote about Elgin High School senior Abe Lopez, who received a distinguished President's Volunteer Award for bringing Pay it Forward tours to school. No...
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U-46 schools to begin random searches, support programMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Weapons prevention and positive behavior reinforcement work hand-in-hand, the Elgin Area School District U-46 community heard Thursday night. District safety coordinator...
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Judge to decide adult status in stabbing caseMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In two weeks, a judge will hear arguments on whether a 16-year-old Elgin boy should be tried as a juvenile or an adult on a charge of attempted murder. At a Wednesday he...
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First step to college dreamMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Cynthia Martinez sat in a darkened auditorium Wednesday morning at Elgin Community College, clutching a folder close to her hooded sweat shirt. A Streamwood High School ...
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ECC official leaving for new jobMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College's vice president of instruction and student services Friday said she has accepted the position of president at Manchester Community College in Co...
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Military hero loved country, familyMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Even after retirement, the Air Force permeated all aspects of Brig. Gen. Patrick Freeman's life. "The military was a major part of who he was," said Freeman's son-in-law...
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Nighttime baseball is no fun for some residentsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Summer baseball might be a quintessential American pastime, but a number of Plato Center residents are crying foul over the idea of more night games in their neighborhoo...
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U-46 suit price tag more than $4.6 million in three yearsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has spent $4.6 million fighting a discrimination lawsuit over the past 3½ years. That could be just the tip of the taxpayer-funded iceber...
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Mobile classrooms a health risk? Officials not worriedMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A number of Bartlett parents have raised concerns about the long-term health effects of mobile classrooms. As part of the group's request Monday that Elgin Area School D...