Burt Constable
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Cheerleaders save puppies from massacre - or not?Mar 11, 2012 7:00 am - Wood Dale native finalist in liar contest
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Columnist wanted to free killer he helped send to prisonMar 07, 2012 4:00 am - Horrifying “Lipstick Killer” William Heirens, the longest-serving inmate in Illinois history, might never had been convicted if not for the work of my dear departed Dail...
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Read quickly as this column will self-destruct in 10, 9, 8 …Mar 05, 2012 10:00 pm - Everything I know about spies I learned from the media. I grew up watching TV's Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin on "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and received their official...
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Wounds of meningitis linger, but survivor celebrates lifeMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - When strangers see Amanda Richter, the former Grayslake athlete and cheerleader with the red hair and sparkling blue eyes, they often ask, "What's a pretty girl like you...
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Barrington man found out he was black when his mom gave him upFeb 29, 2012 10:00 pm - As the youngest child born into an all-white family, Mark Cannon found out his real racial roots when his mother drove him to a parking lot one night and gave him away t...
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'The Artist' a real-life daily drama on streets of GenevaFeb 27, 2012 10:00 pm - During this recession, lots of storefronts sport signs of desperation, with messages such as "50 percent off" or "Everything Must Go!" Look in the storefront window of...
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Recessions come, go, come again - but Lake County boat sign remainsFeb 26, 2012 4:30 am - The neighborhood along this stretch of Rand Road in unincorporated Lake County has changed in the last generation. The "Gay Paree" strip club, with its outdated and sexu...
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One small step for David, one giant leap for folks with disabilitiesFeb 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Wheeling man, 38, finally gets to move into own home
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Fashion fad's fade fortifies feather flow for fly fishermenFeb 20, 2012 10:00 pm - In their floppy hats, zippered vests and waterproof waders, fly fishermen generally aren't sought out for their opinions on fashion. There's no such thing as a fishanist...
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Celibate? Embracing 'gift' of singleness at 37Feb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - In the face of nearly nonstop messages of romance and couples, flowers and lingerie, love and lust, 37-year-old John Zielinski of Des Plaines wakes up on the morning aft...