Burt Constable
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Undiagnosed a generation ago, PTSD still haunts older vetsApr 22, 2014 5:15 am - In the era before soldiers were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, veteran Ceasar Soto of Grayslake brought those issues home with him from the war in Vietna...
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Dead 12,000 years, Magdalenian Woman's makeover beginsApr 22, 2014 1:00 am - This woman who has everyone so excited, where is her head? “It's in my Subaru Forester, riding in the back seat with the seat belt,” says anthropologist JP Brown, conser...
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Support rising for couple with flood-ravaged mobile homeApr 17, 2014 5:15 am - When a comedian mentions a trailer park, it's usually as part of a mocking punch line. Not for Dan Whalen. The Des Plaines salesman and former amateur comic organized an...
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Harper prof squeezes century of local mob hits into bookApr 15, 2014 5:15 am - From his boyhood memories of the raid on a bookie joint under the Chicago apartment where he grew up to the murder cases he worked on as an officer with the Chicago Poli...
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Tight wedding ring, other subtle changes pointed to tumorApr 13, 2014 8:00 am - At an age when men typically develop wrinkles, wake up with a few new aches and find gray in the hairs they haven't lost, Phil Van Duyne of Roselle says the changes were...
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Racial turbulence couldn't ground suburban pilotApr 10, 2014 5:30 am - Knowing longtime suburban resident William R. Norwood as the groundbreaking pilot whose name graces the Boeing 727 United jet on permanent display at Chicago's Museum of...
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Ant invasion, dog bite part of 'best family vacation ever'Apr 08, 2014 5:30 am - One of my first memories happened on a family vacation. My parents were driving my older sisters and me to South Carolina to visit our Uncle Harold and Aunt Eileen. Duri...
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West Dundee native leads dorm with goal of inclusionApr 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Thirty-eight students live on the 22nd floor of Roosevelt University's residence hall, and Brandon Rohlwing doesn't know, or care, how many of those students are male or...
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Suburban fans find Opening Day at Wrigley plenty coolApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - Friday's Opening Day fans help the Cubs celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field with dreams of a modern championship team and a ballpark to match. But ignore th...
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Sox fans relish perfect past, hope for future, live in presentMar 31, 2014 1:00 am - The No. 14 of Paul Konerko seems to be everywhere at the White Sox home opener except on the field. Souvenir stands hawk the beloved first-baseman's jersey, which is the...