Burt Constable
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Newberry and Mabley have birthdays, but public gets giftOct 25, 2012 5:30 am - I can’t spend a day in the newsroom without thinking about my good friend and legendary columnist Jack Mabley. We sat next to each other for 16 years at the Daily Herald...
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Can binders full of tweets alter views on candidates, Bears?Oct 23, 2012 5:30 am - Even for busy suburbanites adept at juggling work, family and the desire to post that adorable baby rhinoceros video on their Facebook pages before watching TV, last nig...
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Dog with 9 lives, Rusty's legend grows after rattlesnake biteOct 20, 2012 11:00 pm - In these contentious times when everything from political elections to college football loyalties divides us, nothing brings people together like the story of a good dog...
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Lincoln fan's quest brings Abe's message to 50 statesOct 18, 2012 5:30 am - Embarking on a grueling, quirky and improbable cross-country road trip behind the wheel of his well-worn Lincoln, suburban business executive Mickey Straub vowed to reac...
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13 years after accident, local football charity still makes stridesOct 15, 2012 11:00 pm - A deacon at Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church in Arlington Heights, Don Grossnickle hesitated before agreeing to meet and pray with members of the Rolling Meadows ...
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Naked truth of how Jack Mabley started Jacobson's careerOct 14, 2012 7:00 am - The dean of Chicago TV journalists, 75-year-old Walter Jacobson leans back in his chair and props his feet, in well-worn New Balance shoes, on his cubicle desk in the mi...
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Some win, some lose, some come for the pizzaOct 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Every Wednesday during these tough economic times, Rosati's of Lakemoor lures its lunch crowd with a half-price pasta special. Regular customer Todd McCarthy opts for th...
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Starbucks battles Starbarks in AlgonquinOct 08, 2012 11:00 pm - Inverness woman admits battle against Starbucks is futile
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Oldest old-timer for decades, Downers Grove hockey player retires at 81Oct 07, 2012 8:00 am - A fast sport played on thin steel blades, with long wooden sticks and a hard rubber puck sliding across cold, unforgiving ice, hockey is game that takes its toll on an...
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Care packages connect Northrop volunteers with troopsOct 06, 2012 4:00 pm - The employees at Northrop Grumman's Rolling Meadows facility spend every working day on complex defense projects for our military. But for the 150 employees volunteering...