Burt Constable
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Retired DuPage sheriff deputy killed in airport accidentMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - During Michael Yates' 28 years as a DuPage County sheriff's deputy, his wife and three sons coped with the fear that any day could be the day when he wouldn't come home....
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Elgin businessman to head state housing agencyMay 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Joseph P. Galvan, an unsuccessful candidate for the Elgin mayor's office in April, has been tabbed to head the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Gov. Bruce Rauner ...
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Constable: After meditation, COD homework project becomes tool for livingMay 07, 2015 5:30 am - The instructor used to write for TV. His College of DuPage class has all the makings of a sitcom. Five students — three women, two men, ages 19 to 23, covering key ethni...
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Constable: Why Cinco de Mayo makes a great American holidayMay 05, 2015 5:30 am - Today is the great American holiday of Cinco de Mayo. Once marked with small, ethnic festivities in limited communities, Cinco de Mayo now is celebrated throughout the s...
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Constable: How 1-month Believe Project turned into $14,400 paid forward by 136May 03, 2015 7:30 am - What started as a simple idea to spread a little joy for 30 days in December became something that lasted months and made believers out of dozens of suburban residents. ...
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Yes, Marcela, there is a wonderful Illinois, if you searchApr 30, 2015 5:30 am - Written in pencil on lined paper, this letter from an 11-year-old girl makes me smile. "The reason I am writing to you is that my class is doing state reports," Marcela ...
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Local climber still hears 'upward calling' to Mount EverestApr 28, 2015 5:30 am - Last spring, Joel Schauer was in his tent at base camp when an avalanche killed 16 Sherpas and ended his attempt to climb Mount Everest. This spring, his mom prevented h...
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Widow of columnist Jack Mabley dies at 94Apr 28, 2015 1:00 am - In his lifetime as a newspaper man, Jack Mabley amassed personal stories about presidents and mobsters, Richard J. Daley and Studs Terkel, George Halas and Phil Wrigley,...
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Constable: 2 singers celebrate half-century of harmonyApr 26, 2015 7:36 am - Members of different churches, young suburban moms Betty Jarosch and Carol Cahill-Brown embraced the idea of several congregations joining forces in 1965 for a community...
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Constable: Buffalo Grove boy's necklaces a hit with Bulls playersApr 23, 2015 5:30 am - Expecting their first child, Chicago Bulls fans Mike and Christel Diamond pondered the possibilities. “We were not agreeing on names at the time, and we were watching th...