Burt Constable
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Dodgeball fans cheer sport at Schaumburg tourneyJan 04, 2014 12:58 pm - One of the lessons of dodgeball is that even a team down to its last man can stage a victorious comeback. That gives hope to a sport whose popularity has dwindled in the...
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Long Grove businessman eats pizza daily — about 2,400 days and countingDec 29, 2013 7:00 am - As a young man eager to make money for college, Jim Stoecker worked at a local restaurant and bar, where he manned the door, did some bartending and made pizzas. Thirty-...
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Financial adviser's $100 bills come with nice catchDec 22, 2013 7:00 am - Every Thanksgiving since 1984, independent financial adviser Terry Hannon of Wheaton has mailed her clients a holiday letter that thanks them for their business and expl...
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WWII 'ghost army' vet now an art institution at HarperDec 15, 2013 7:00 am - There's so much more to Bernie Bluestein than the undisputed claim that he's taken every art class offered at Harper College in Palatine. "Bernie's got to be the only (...
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One girl's novel request for Make-A-WishDec 07, 2013 10:00 pm - When Make-A-Wish volunteers met with Ravina Thakkar in March 2010 to see if they could make her dream come true, the 10-year-old girl shocked them. “We're like 'Whoa,'” ...
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Ad catches eye, but diversity event aims at heartDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Like all billboards, the one that went up Wednesday in Chicago is designed to grab our attention. It shows a U.S. soldier in uniform embracing a woman wearing a wedding...
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Sad Bears fans need a little Ditka, and he's everywhereDec 03, 2013 4:30 am - December can be such a fun month for Chicago football fans. A Bears victory during the holiday season can spur fans to reserve travel packages for the Super Bowl, or at ...
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'Tommy Tree' a symbol of togetherness for Mt. Prospect neighborhoodNov 30, 2013 10:00 pm - The brilliant white bulbs blanketing the “Tommy Tree” towering above this Mount Prospect block will light in stages tonight to make sure the surge doesn't blow a fuse. T...
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Years fly from Legos to college, but we're thankful for tripNov 27, 2013 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving always has been good to my family. But my wife, Cheryl, topped all expectations in 1995 by giving birth on Thanksgiving to our twin sons, Ross and Ben. We a...
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Suburban Vulcan prospers in 'A Klingon Christmas Carol'Nov 24, 2013 7:00 am - Even if you remember 1998 graduate Beth Richards' performance in the Willowbrook High School production of "Kiss Me, Kate," you might not recognize her in her latest act...