Burt Constable
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Suburbs put out welcome mat for nature's arctic visitorsJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Before leaving the safety of your car for the arcticlike trek across the grocery parking lot, you almost feel as if you need to scan the snowy tundra for wolves. It's n...
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Former Payton blocker clears way for Elgin's Little AngelsJan 25, 2014 10:00 pm - After an NFL career of opening holes and leading the way for Hall-of-Fame running back Walter Payton, former Chicago Bear Roland Harper continues to be out in front with...
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The dog days of winter can warm spiritsJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - In this winter of our discontent, it's not just the unrelenting snow and the merciless cold that wear us down. It's the realization that things we think of as reliable a...
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Arlington Hts. man fights for military salute at Super BowlJan 18, 2014 10:00 pm - His Super Bowl mission is so important, retired Navy Cmdr. Robert E. Griffith of Arlington Heights breaks out a metaphor from another military branch to describe his fer...
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Clark the Cub: Maybe not the worst mascot everJan 16, 2014 4:30 am - The recent national pastime of mocking the Chicago Cubs' new mascot has gotten so out of hand Cubs brass has had to rally behind Clark the Cub. "I'm disappointed at som...
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Single mom uses education to turn life around in a yearJan 14, 2014 4:30 am - Last January, Lindsay Beckman was struggling after a series of low-paying jobs. The single mom was grateful that she could bring her two young daughters to the office of...
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'King of Nerds' contestant already a pioneerJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - Vying to become "King of the Nerds" and win the $100,000 prize offered by the TBS reality TV competition show airing later this month, 23-year-old Josh Wittenkeller alre...
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Tossing expired chicken soup is good for the soulJan 09, 2014 4:30 am - Nothing warms your soul on a cold day like throwing out all the expired foods lurking on shelves waiting to kill you. It's a bittersweet experience. Well, semisweet. I g...
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Brutally cold weather can complicate things, even for the deadJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - In my Hoosier homeland where a 90-year-old family friend was to be buried Monday in a rural cemetery, snow, bitter cold and roads blocked by drifts conspired to postpone...
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Globe-trotting Lake County ER doc at home for Sochi OlympicsJan 05, 2014 7:00 am - The first few times Dr. Timur Kouliev visited Sochi, Russia, it was all fun and games. “I stayed with my family in Sochi when I was a child,” remembers Kouliev, 36, who ...