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Tess Kenny

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Midwatch @chicagotribune | previously @NapervilleSun @MontereyHerald @ucsantabarbara | tkenny@chicagotribune.com

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Covering education and events for the @MontereyHerald

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Classic Car Week kicks off in downtown Monterey

Classic Car Week kicks off in downtown Monterey

MONTEREY - Melodies from Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and The Temptations echoed over questions about cars …

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Fans return to Laguna Seca for Superbike Speedfest

Fans return to Laguna Seca for Superbike Speedfest

LAGUNA SECA - Tires turning a corner squealed as the pop of exhaust echoed in the air. Engines roared and gro…

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Class almost in session on Monterey Peninsula

Class almost in session on Monterey Peninsula

MONTEREY - Two by two, kids will squirm into their seats. Open windows will send brisk morning air through th…

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MPUSD board to vote on Monterey High School stadium project

MPUSD board to vote on Monterey High School stadium project

Monterey High School's Dan Albert Stadium project is on the agenda for consideration of approval by the Monte…

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Families come forward following Monterey plane crash

Families come forward following Monterey plane crash

MONTEREY - Alice Diane Emig sat down to dinner at Rosine's with her mom. They decided on a roast beef sandwic…

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Pitchfork Festivals sues co-founder, alleges $564k in festival funds misappropriated

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By Tess Kenny
| Yahoo Finance Verified
In the fall of 2024, Pitchfork told Big Stik and Reed personally that the festival would not be moving forward the next year, the complaint states. A couple of months later, the finance director for Condé Nast discovered that more than $560,000 of Pitchfork's festival advance to Big Stik was unaccounted for. The director subsequently asked Reed for clarification and requested that he return the missing funds, the complaint states.
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Famed tumbling team mourns as members bring legacy to national stage

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By Tess Kenny, Evgenia Anastasakos
| Yahoo Verified
It's been a bittersweet week for the Jesse White Tumbling Team. Members are mourning the death of one of their own as they bring the team's storied legacy to the national stage. On Monday night, longtime team member Jeff Williams was killed in a crash in northwest suburban Mundelein.
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Mild earthquake reported in Lake Michigan off the shore of northern suburbs, officials say

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By Tess Kenny
| The Brunswick News Verified
A mild earthquake occurred off the shore of the northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon, officials said. A 2.9 earthquake was recorded in Lake Michigan near the Illinois-Wisconsin border at around 2:38
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What was your first job as a journalist?

News intern for the Santa Barbara Independent

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

I'm too curious for my own good. Becoming a journalist gave me an excuse to ask more questions than socially acceptable.
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