Burt Constable
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Constable: Devastation caused by tornados, but also by hedge fundJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - The exodus of columnists from the Chicago Tribune brings to mind the legendary Jack Mabley, who wrote for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago American, the Chicago Today...
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Constable: Heart pump makes this Des Plaines man the superhero 'LVAD Dad'Jun 19, 2021 1:00 am - As Des Plaines residents Dantrell Brown and Maria Munguia celebrate Father's Day, their 2-year-old son, Josiah, doesn't yet realize his mild-mannered dad's true identity...
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Constable: Good vibes remain in the air for United's first Black pilotJun 15, 2021 5:30 am - At the 1996 ceremony unveiling the “Take Flight” exhibit on the mezzanine level of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, more than 100 fans cheered Capt. William R. ...
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Constable: Wheaton woman's cancer coloring book finds the humor in chemoJun 12, 2021 1:00 am - A cancer diagnosis for Jeri Davis brought the 65-year-old Wheaton woman a plethora of positive platitudes. “A lot of them are 'Up With People,' and 'You've got this,'” s...
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Constable: Anthology celebrates 75 years of writers' workshopJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - In 1946, a dozen wives of Northwestern University professors were searching for an outlet for their literary talents. "They decided to put on a little coffee klatch and ...
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Constable: Post-pandemic event puts Gerry's Café back on courseJun 08, 2021 5:15 am - The bold dream of Natalie Griffin and Amy Philpott to open Gerry's Café, staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was making great progress. T...
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Constable: Bored dad takes up figure skating and wins honorsJun 05, 2021 1:00 am - Sitting in the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, cold and bored while waiting for his young daughter to finish her skating lessons, Brian Skeen didn't have enough ti...
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Constable: Romance begun during WWII remains strong after 75 years of marriageJun 01, 2021 5:30 am - Seventy-five years ago today, on June 1, 1946, Larry Haines and Vi LaPointe exchanged wedding vows at the altar of the single-room, white, wooden St. Anne Catholic Churc...
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Constable: Two couples make a quorum on Hainesville village boardMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - Proud of its heritage as "Lake County's oldest village," the sleepy hamlet of Hainesville doesn't make news very often. But a Daily Herald investigation has learned that...
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Constable: West Chicago man finds purpose by repurposing junk into functional artMay 27, 2021 5:30 am - Sitting in a booth at a flea market in Woodstock, Randy Meyers knew he had made something pretty cool. He just didn't know what it was. “The lady in the booth next to me...