Burt Constable
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Wauconda man delights in spreading happinessJul 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Handing out a business card identifying himself as CEO of World Renowned Treasure Hunters, 21-year-old Nick Salvi of Wauconda smiles broadly. "World Renowned," Nick say...
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Are you 1 in 8 who deserves to get money back?Jul 12, 2012 5:30 am - That Nigerian prince didn't make good on his email promise to cut you in on the riches in return for helping him transfer a large sum of money. Then, you never got the p...
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Could the key to helping your kids be not helping your kids?Jul 10, 2012 5:30 am - We suburban parents are all about doing stuff for our kids. That's why we moved here in the first place, so we could give our kids good schools and cul-de-sacs and backy...
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Schaumburg mud pit is heavenly place for hot pigsJul 07, 2012 11:00 pm - For the first time in a week, Evan Zimmerman of Schaumburg finally should be able to sweat like a pig. Pigs don't sweat, and with today's temperatures expected to plung...
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D-Day veteran, 93, makes art from old medicine bottlesJul 02, 2012 11:00 pm - That nice old man who makes the wonderful pea soup for his neighbors and recently discovered a talent for folk art has seen things, terrible things. "About 2 in the mor...
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Sen. Durbin highlights Palatine brothers for DREAM ActJun 30, 2012 11:00 pm - After years of painstakingly keeping their immigration status a secret, Palatine brothers Carlos and Rafael Robles see their larger-than-life faces on a poster displayed...
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To air is human, but to forgo the A/C can still be sublimeJun 28, 2012 5:30 am - Admittedly, their mettle might melt by the end of today, but many in the small and sweaty fraternity of suburbanites who willingly shun air conditioning take comfort in ...
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Batavia author: Obama argues like Abe LincolnJun 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Type Abraham Lincoln into an Internet search engine these days and you'll be treated to the big-screen story of our president's fictional past as a vampire hunter wieldi...
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After 55 years, beloved courthouse chief still no plans to retireJun 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Korean War veteran, then a cop, and now, at 79, still a Cook County cop
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83-year-old dad still saw Father's Day as his father's dayJun 19, 2012 5:30 am - Sunday marked the 17th consecutive year that I've received presents and cards, accepted good wishes and reveled in Father's Day as one of the honored dads. It is the onl...