Burt Constable
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Community helping Schaumburg parents of boy with severe disabilitiesMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - Seeing the ultrasound image of a spine twisted around a tiny, horribly deformed 15-week-old fetus, Jeff and Stacy Fulkerson of Schaumburg knew their first son, Jackson, ...
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Officially, winter gives way to spring todayMar 20, 2014 5:15 am - When spring officially arrives at 11:57 a.m. today, we should roll out the red carpet, pop the champagne and throw a welcoming party. “Come, gentle Spring! Ethereal mil...
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Rainbow Loom makes kids, parents happy around suburbsMar 18, 2014 5:15 am - The thread that binds the Chicago Wolves hockey team, the host of TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and thousands of suburban elementary school kids is a brightly colored rubber ...
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Fantasy baseball league still a hit after 30 yearsMar 15, 2014 11:00 pm - With a passion for baseball in his heart, $2.60 in his pocket and “nothing better to do” with his time, Rich Bentel, at 17 years old, began a relationship that now is ol...
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Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge prescribes a funny regimenMar 13, 2014 5:30 am - Comic performers talk about a “tough crowd,” but the audience for this Funny Bones Improv performance at Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge couldn't be any tougher....
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Married nearly 63 years, Carol Stream couple die days apartMar 09, 2014 7:30 am - Married for almost 63 years, longtime Carol Stream couple Ronald and Mary Lou McCurdy did everything together. They both worked at Wheaton College. They helped each othe...
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Suburban women escape winter for a place even colderMar 04, 2014 4:15 am - Many suburbanites dream of escaping the bitter cold and snow of our seemingly endless winter. The 31 women on the Trailbound Trips' "Women's Getaway" escaped to someplac...
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Girls go gaga for Vine video boys at Itasca meet and greetMar 01, 2014 12:00 am - As the entertainment world focuses on Sunday's Academy Awards, gaggles of screaming girls insist that the real screen stars are at MAGCON in Itasca, where teenage boys f...
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Decade ago, everything seemed ducky for Prior and CubsFeb 27, 2014 4:30 am - When it comes to Cubs' curses, the goat gets most of the attention, alongside a mention of a black cat. But 10 years ago, a duck played a role in extending the heartache...
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Music therapy helps troubled teens connectFeb 25, 2014 4:30 am - After a long day at school, a half-dozen teenage girls, all carrying developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and horrendous childhood emotional baggage, trudge thro...