Burt Constable
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8mm film a fine format for memory laneNov 20, 2011 4:30 am - According to the grainy 8 mm film evidence we just had converted to digital, my childhood lasted six hours. Well, that's not entirely true. Sister Sally, firstborn child...
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Antioch family of dying dad wrapped in life-affirming Comfort QuiltNov 17, 2011 4:30 am - Fans of the Alyce Is Curious blog are accustomed to the former radio personality's high-spirited, funny, irreverent, adult, brassy, sometimes profane insights on everyth...
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DuPage woodworkers carve around gadgets and rulesNov 15, 2011 4:00 am - A few years ago, the DuPage Woodworkers club decided to do something nice by making handcrafted wooden toys for needy children. “We started out very small,” remembers cl...
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Arlington Heights artist battles rare disabilityNov 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Compelled by nerves and a constant twitchiness, an anxious Michael Hopkins awkwardly ambles a well-worn path in the hallway of his pristine, all-white Arlington Heights ...
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Local brew masters have fun naming their beersNov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Highly trained brew masters work diligently to craft the specialty independent beers for suburban microbreweries, finding just the right elixir of hops, barley, wheat, s...
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Anonymous donor gives Maryville $250,000Nov 10, 2011 4:00 am - In ego-driven society, anonymous donors still doing good
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Abandoned baby cases in suburbs show need for safe havensNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - The newborn girl illegally abandoned more than two weeks ago in the parking lot of a Schaumburg church was fortunately found healthy before anything bad happened. The ne...
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If all dogs go to heaven, did these come back as angels?Nov 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights author's book on dog angels finalist for award
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Waitress served up coffee, eggs and meaningful bondsNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - In the predawn darkness of Halloween morning, it seems as if the coffee at The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove doesn't tastes quite as good, says heartbroken own...
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Humiliation for Vernon Hills teen fuels activismOct 30, 2011 8:00 am - At an age when some girls feel they will die of embarrassment if they are caught wearing the wrong shoes to the mall or let a boy get a glimpse of them on a bad hair day...