Burt Constable
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Video of Wheaton teen's 3-point shooting goes viralAug 17, 2013 11:00 pm - You see Josh Ruggles take one three-point shot, you've seen him take them all. Fingers cradling the ball, shoulders square, elbow in, the Wheaton Academy basketball pla...
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Legacy of Jewish ballplayers outshines Braun's suspensionAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - Just as a team still can win a baseball game when its best fielder drops a popup, people at Wednesday's "A Night of Jewish Baseball" fundraiser at Congregation Beth Jude...
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Fishing for bass and the right college during family road tripAug 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Unlike most of our family vacations, this one had three well-defined goals: Ÿ Find a college for our 17-year-old son, Ben, who isn't interested in the same colleges as ...
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The destiny for most suburbs is to adopt a boring mottoJul 25, 2013 5:15 am - Do you know your suburb's motto? Here's a hint: It's probably boring and also could be the motto of the community next door. Unless you happen to live in Des Plaines, wh...
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Royal baby - and every baby - arrives with protocolJul 22, 2013 9:00 am - Monday morning begins with me watching a "live feed" of the "royal baby watch," and it's so boring that I find myself taking a break from The Telegraph of London's baby ...
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Octogenarian Sleepy Hollow poet relishes book cover flapJul 20, 2013 11:00 pm - Celebrating the publication of her first book of poetry, 80-year-old Sleepy Hollow author Norma Hass relishes the controversy she creates by using a racy image on the co...
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Not the same old song and dance on these accordionsJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Unsophisticated minds reading about the accordion convention starting today in Lisle might expect some cliché story referencing the long-dead Lawrence Welk, the schmaltz...
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Nothing minor about suburban executive's baseball lifeJul 16, 2013 5:30 am - The baseball career of Mike Pinto seemed destined to be confined in memories of a playground from his childhood. "We'd play every day at Herzog School," remembers Pinto...
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Villa Park teen rides to raise money for her rare disorderJul 13, 2013 11:00 pm - YouTube Of course, Kelly Kramer immediately looked up Friedreich's ataxia and was horrified to learn the genetic, neurodegenerative disorder ravages young bodies, often ...
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Rabbits rule since crows vanished from neighborhoodJul 11, 2013 5:30 am - Every night, I pull into my garage knowing they'll be waiting in my backyard. At least one, maybe a half dozen. Fearless, brazen, they know they can do whatever they wan...