Burt Constable
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A world of difference in spring breaks for kids who travelApr 04, 2013 5:30 am - The only spring break I remember from my high school and college years was the one when I was 16. My dad, a farmer, hurt his back and needed me to take his place plantin...
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For Elgin man, Monday marks his 60th Sox openerMar 31, 2013 7:30 am - If the weather for Monday's White Sox game feels more like November, the Gambro family might just think they are getting together to celebrate Thanksgiving instead of th...
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Can't catch whiff of suburban smelt fishermen these daysMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - In March of 1986, fans of the Chicago Bulls were wondering when, or if, their young injured superstar would make it back onto the court in time for the playoffs. The Chi...
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You want pizza, TV and basketball with that vasectomy?Mar 21, 2013 5:15 am - If you need a quadruple bypass, a new kidney or a 3-inch galvanized framing nail removed from your forehead, you don't have the luxury of scheduling your surgery. But el...
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Not life he planned, but paralyzed Komosa made impactMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Cheated out of the perfectly ordinary life he might have lived, Rob Komosa was forced to be special. Without the catastrophe, Komosa might have grown up to be the auto m...
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Van contest focuses on people with disabilitiesMar 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Only 14 when he was paralyzed playing football, Steve Herbst of Palatine learned how to drive using mechanical controls for his hands. "I've been using them for 25 year...
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Perception, not intent, relegates Chief Illiniwek to historyMar 12, 2013 4:45 am - In Sunday's column, I angered a number of readers by adding new voices to a 30-year-old suggestion that the University of Illinois needs to find a replacement for the Ch...
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U of I can't move on if Chief still lightning rodMar 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Older than any of the students currently debating the issue, the controversy surrounding Chief Illiniwek continues to dance up a storm at the University of Illinois. Thr...
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Lombard convention features love-in for stamp collectorsMar 07, 2013 4:15 am - Once upon a time, stamp collecting was cool - Beatle John Lennon and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt cool. Now the hobby has gone cold. "We lost a generation," say...
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Wheaton woman triumphs over disabling hearing lossMar 05, 2013 4:00 am - YouTube More than 365 million people in the world suffer from disabling hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization. While one out of every three people old...