Burt Constable
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Man charged with killing Antioch woman after domestic argumentOct 06, 2012 11:09 am - A domestic argument in Antioch left a woman dead and the father of her 19-year-old daughter charged with her murder. Michael S. Axtell, 41, is being held in Lake County...
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Backyard contest winners toast success in new digsOct 06, 2012 11:00 am - On a chilly fall afternoon with a touch of fall in the air, the winners of the Daily Herald's “Get Your Summer On” contest threw a party for dozens of friends and family...
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See good in 101-loss effort? Delusional Cubs fans canOct 03, 2012 11:00 pm - The worst Cubs season in my 45 years of die-hard fan status mercifully came to an end Wednesday with a thrilling walk-off victory. Team President Theo Epstein promises t...
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High school dropout from Lombard now an acclaimed writerSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Lombard's Leigh Stein thought she was an actress who loved, loved, loved acting. Whether she was onstage in the Glenbard East High School production of "West Side Story"...
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Ex-Cub finally gets second chanceSep 27, 2012 10:00 am - Seven years after Cubs rookie Adam Greenberg was hit in the head and injured by the first and only pitch he saw in the Major Leagues, the 31-year-old is making good on h...
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Courtroom cameras more about entertainment than justiceSep 27, 2012 5:30 am - There are benefits to America's penchant for recording everything these days. We draw real insight from unscripted moments with politicians who don't realize an audience...
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Fall gives us great pumpkinsSep 25, 2012 5:00 am - YouTube But now that fall is back, Illinois is back to doing what we do better than anyone: growing pumpkins. Illinois not only is the nation's top-producing pumpkin sta...
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Daughter's death compels Arlington Hts. mom to actSep 23, 2012 8:00 am - Wearing blue jeans and the little black shirt she borrowed from her mom, 15-year-old Monika Skrzypkowski walked through the kitchen that Saturday night and said goodbye ...
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Longing for day when sexist eatery names don't elicit tittersSep 20, 2012 5:30 am - I was 16 years old and in my second year of high school when I learned that punching in 58008 on my calculator and turning it upside down spelled "BOOBS." My appropriate...
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Quest to honor World War II civilian aircrews needs helpSep 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Our nation still makes the effort to recognize those World War II heroes who were slighted by racism, sexism or time. On Monday in Alabama, the Congressional Gold Medal ...