Kerry Lester
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What’s in Ender’s contractMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s annual compensation package, before expenses, totals more than $322,000. His salary is $240,000 and he receives an annual housin...
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Harper's frugal, but is Ender? As tuition climbs, president spendsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Today, the Daily Herald begins an occasional series looking at how much your community college presidents put on their expense tabs, in line with the newspaper's On ...
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Ender got $46,233 in moving expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Moving from New Jersey in fall 2009, new Harper College President Kenneth Ender was reimbursed by the board of trustees for $46,233 in moving expenses. That full amount...
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A history of community colleges in IllinoisMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College’s namesake, former University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, is largely considered the founder of the community college movement. His vision ...
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How community colleges are fundedMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois community college revenue is sort of a mix, funded about equally by local property taxes and student fees, with a bit of state and federal tax dollars mixed in....
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Mayors caucus hopes Emanuel will carry on Daley’s legacy of collaborationMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Nearly 15 years after its founding by then-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, the Metropolitan Mayors’ Caucus has grown into a group helping Chicago and its suburbs functio...
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Schakowsky: Photos of bin Laden's body too graphic for releaseMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - After viewing photos of a dead Osama bin Laden, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky said there's “no question” in her mind that they should not be released to the general public be...
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Illinois GOP files suit challenging remap processMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - Aiming to ensure its voice isn’t drowned out by the Democratic-controlled state House, Senate and governor’s office, the party has filed a lawsuit challenging the consti...
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Survey: AH residents back slots at racetrackMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - Arlington Heights residents overwhelmingly support the idea of adding slot machines at Arlington Park, according to an independent survey commissioned by the racetrack. ...
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Suburban mayors band together to protest ‘stealth tax’May 10, 2011 2:00 am - Suburban mayors will team up in Chicago Thursday to protest proposed cuts to the local share of state taxes — a move they say would drastically affect necessary services...