Burt Constable
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Gift from Villa Park dentist lets woman smile through cancer treatmentNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - All that sadness, fear, worry and panic bubbling inside Noreen Thermos unexpectedly spilled out in a bucket of tears right there in the dentist chair. And she knows what...
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Village had wildness, but Santa and most memories pureNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Perhaps Christopher Dearman of Huntley will merit a slot on Santa's “Nice” list this year, but the 36-year-old author admits to some truly coal-worthy naughtiness in his...
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Former Buffalo Grove man living off GrouponNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Entrenched in a lifestyle that is the very definition of suburban, Josh Stevens grew up in Buffalo Grove, graduated from Stevenson High School, got a degree from Illinoi...
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Grandfatherly author says, 'Ask me about my mob stiffs'Nov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Sitting on the couch in his Palatine home, gregarious great-grandfather James “Jimmy” Jack thumbs through the pile of photographs on the coffee table. The 82-year-old's ...
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Who would marry a killer?Nov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Expert says it's not that uncommon
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Ironman Favre just 15,821 games behind MeadowlarkNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - When 41-year grandfather and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre drags his battered body, broken ankle bones, beat-up reputation and boatload of personal baggage i...
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Soldier goes from bombed-out Humvee to college classroomNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - He dropped out of high school as a teenager because he was “naive,” “immature,” wanted “no responsibility” and “was going to be young forever,” remembers Guillermo Guzma...
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Petless for decades, home adds kittenNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Shortly after we married in 1988, I began bugging my bride to add a pet to our household by writing “I ‘heart' a puppy” on the foggy mirror after showers. My wife correc...
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Story of Long Grove's '36 Acres' told in lush photo bookNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Not many photographers can find every photo needed for a beautiful coffee table book simply by walking out the back door. But that's why Tobin Fraley lives where he does...
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Preaching school bus driver wins free rentNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Lord works in mysterious ... scratch that. The way this story comes together so perfectly, the obvious happy ending features less mystery than an uplifting offering ...