Burt Constable
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Gender change gives McHenry pastor unique insightSep 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Facing the challenges of moving from their old church in Woodstock to new digs in McHenry, parishioners at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation unanimously voted to h...
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New voice in church and state tiff may seem heaven-sentSep 12, 2012 11:00 pm - It felt like an April Fool's Day joke when my editor, a one-time atheist named Lee Strobel, sent me to the religious hamlet of Zion on April 1, 1986, to cover the story ...
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Sept. 11 memories fresh for teachers, history for studentsSep 10, 2012 11:00 pm - On this 11th anniversary, we still harbor vivid and haunting memories of where we were on Sept. 11, 2001. The emotions of that day still smolder, easily rekindled by ima...
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Getting ready for race helps Huntley boy remember his best friendSep 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The memories of when he and his best friend Carter Kettner were "little" come flooding back to 8-year-old Ben Keaty. Ben remembers how he and Carter, who lived next door...
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Baseball dream died after 1 pitch, but the legend lives onSep 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Adam Greenberg's 1-pitch career is legendary enough
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Burr Ridge businessman to preach Lincoln message nationwideSep 02, 2012 6:00 am - Two score and seven years ago is about when the seeds of an Abe Lincoln obsession were sown in the heart and soul of schoolboy Mickey Straub, whose Pennsylvania roots fe...
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Local clowns strive for spot in coveted Ringling Bros. collegeAug 29, 2012 11:00 pm - The college audition in Studio A of the Joffrey Ballet building in Chicago has barely begun when Wheeling's Alex Suha makes himself known to the panel of judges. Chest o...
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Does a 'perfect world' include 24-7 monitoring of kids?Aug 27, 2012 11:00 pm - The small puddle under the first-grader's desk that morning might have gone unnoticed by most of us kids in Mrs. Illingsworth's class. Even though I watched the mysterio...
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Going extra mile to build athletics from scratchAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - The latest in a series of temporary offices for Roosevelt University Athletic Director Mike Cassidy spills beyond the flimsy cubicle wall and onto the floor's worn carpe...
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Batavia market lures 'primo pickler' for canning demoAug 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Queen bees in organic hives don't generate the kind of buzz Marisa McClellan is bringing to Saturday's farmers market in downtown Batavia. "This is the biggest thing tha...