Burt Constable
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Tragedy plus time equals summer vacation destinationsJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - We hatch this vacation as a life-embracing pilgrimage deep into the heart of the best part of Texas. My brother, Bill, who has swallowed up food and music and culture fr...
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Old car puts new spin on family's Father's Day getawayJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When Paul Lederer qualified for his first driver's license in April, he did it behind the wheel of his family's Ford Focus. Now the 16-year-old South Barrington resident...
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Accidents land them in nursing home, love gets them outJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - As they talk about the life-threatening, debilitating accidents that left them broke, nearly broken and living in a South Elgin nursing home, Mary Ann Bork and Brian Mes...
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The spillover effects of BP sponsoring Cubs/Sox seriesJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - There is no more perfect sponsor
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Finally under the spotlight he craves, Blago tries to slip into shadowsJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - We saw impeached Illinois Rod Blagojevich hit the morning talk-show circuit to maintain his innocence and promote himself. We watched Blago perform his version of stupid...
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The way to stop wild cheers at 8th-grade 'graduations'Jun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The reason I can't remember the keynote speech at my 8th-grade graduation is not because it was horrible, was delivered by the TV actor who played Bernie in the hit show...
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3 daughters know the gifts Rosie gives will surviveJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - When the 17th annual Cancer Survivors' Celebration and Walk kicks off this Sunday morning along Chicago's lakefront, 49-year-old Rosie Baldwin of Arlington Heights won't...
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Boys home closing, but numbers don't tell full storyJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - When the goal is turning around lives of young abused and neglected boys, filling out the scoresheet is more complicated than simply marking wins or losses. For the past...
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Blackhawk fever puts kids on ice; parents need to chillMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - From preschoolers eagerly learning to take their first steps on skates to middle-aged "rink rats" fearlessly forgetting their last tumble, hockey has an icy grip on the ...
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Violent crime down, but thriving in suburban rec roomsMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - As thoughtful parents of the 1990s who fought to keep our young kids away from violent movies, games, imagery and the like, we didn't fully realize what an awesome force...