Burt Constable
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Constable: Can this be the meal of my dreams if there's no McWine?Dec 11, 2014 4:30 am - I ponder the myriad food options for a few minutes at this Downers Grove restaurant before ordering what I hope to be the meal of my “dreams” that the menu promises. My ...
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Constable: Tollway death counts are more than numbersDec 09, 2014 4:00 am - The first time I saw one of those grim Illinois expressway signs was in 2012. I was merrily driving to the family farm in Indiana to visit my mom when I spotted a roadsi...
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Constable: South Elgin High School junior makes Deaflympics teamDec 07, 2014 6:30 am - By the time Derek Struwing discovered he was hearing-impaired, he already knew he was a hockey player. The Bartlett boy was around 3 years old when his parents, Dan and ...
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Constable: Celebrating a unique talent takes unique talentDec 03, 2014 12:00 am - If you dismiss "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as nothing more than a campy TV Christmas special with a dentist-wannabe elf, an abominable snowman, misfit toys and one ...
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Anonymous donor will pay you $100 - if you pay it forwardDec 02, 2014 4:30 am - Black Friday and Cyber Monday are history, but this sweet deal remains available for the rest of the year. A suburban entrepreneur is willing to give you a crisp $100 bi...
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Constable: Even in death, 'Santa Buck' delivers Christmas memoriesNov 30, 2014 6:00 am - The first big family holiday after a loved one dies can be so emotional that survivors sometimes think they glimpse the dead relative among the crowd at a shopping mall....
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Things Constable family (with 3 teen boys!) are grateful forNov 27, 2014 5:00 am - Not all home for Thanksgiving, but thanks arrive on time
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Constable: Bears make teen's wish come trueNov 22, 2014 10:00 pm - You might not be excited by today's NFL clash between a 2-8 team coached by the last guy fired by the Bears and a 4-6 Bears team coached by the next guy likely to be fir...
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Like Manson, prisoners in Illinois can wed but not honeymoonNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - I suppose the bride will wear white, and the groom will sport the swastika he carved into his forehead years ago. But don't expect murderer Charles Manson's planned nupt...
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Suburban sufferer of immune deficiency fights for insurance coverageNov 17, 2014 12:00 am - The hassle of driving to St. Charles for a six-hour intravenous infusion every six weeks sounds pretty good to Mary Ellen Karp these days. The 65-year-old retired McHenr...