Burt Constable
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Constable: Barrington teen in rare air going for World Cup of Indoor SkydivingDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Buffeted by hurricane-strength wind, 15-year-old Gigi Keuer of Barrington is flung from one side of the chamber to another, her petite frame spinning, flipping end over ...
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Constable: Annoying holiday song also is a quirky financial barometerDec 02, 2021 4:30 am - Always in those conversations about the most annoying holiday song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" also occupies a position as a whimsical financial barometer. Every yea...
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Constable: Grayslake native leaps to 'Frogger' gloryNov 30, 2021 4:30 am - Not many careers prepare you for surfing on the back of a slippery plastic hippo, flying through the air on a giant parrot, leaping from moving fake alligators to spinni...
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Constable: Hanukkah menorahs, dreidels go from traditional to wackyNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - Once a rather modest Jewish holiday, Hanukkah and its growing popularity are fueling an explosion in sales of menorahs, dreidels and other products. Some Hanukkah menora...
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Constable: Family has gotten smaller, but gratitude keeps growingNov 25, 2021 4:20 am - On a cold but snowless Thanksgiving in 1995, my wife, Cheryl, gave birth to twins Ross and Ben, propelling us on a parental pilgrimage that got even more fun when we add...
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Constable: Cornucopia of menu options can serve up issues with food intoleranceNov 23, 2021 4:15 am - A vegan, a person with celiac disease and a kid with a peanut allergy walk into a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by a lactose-intolerant couple. That scenario seems as if it...
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Constable: How DuPage nurses rushed to the rescue at an overwhelmed WahlburgersNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - Nurses save lives. It's what they do. A group of elite registered nurses from Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital stepped outside their comfort zones to save a...
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Constable: What happens when an anti-gunner like me still has guns in the familyNov 18, 2021 4:20 am - As a longtime advocate of gun-free homes, I find myself in a predicament Wednesday that has me driving to Des Plaines and packing heat. My gun is a Remington 11-48 semi-...
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Constable: Piecing together retirement no puzzle for Lombard entrepreneurNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - Many working people struggle to piece together their lives after their careers are over. The pieces of lifelong Lombard resident Tom Cholewa's retirement are laser cut, ...
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Constable: Suburbanites say serving in Afghanistan was unique, but bond with veterans is universalNov 11, 2021 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Camp Leatherneck was in Helmand Province We know about D-Day, have read "Band of Brothers," watched "The ...