Burt Constable
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Constable: 'Brain glasses' let concussion patient see path to recoveryApr 24, 2021 1:00 am - While driving in April 2019, Clare Mantelman of Barrington Hills was rear-ended by a car that drove her vehicle into the car in front of her. "My head hit the steering, ...
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J & J vaccine's return hailed by Cook County officialsApr 24, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County health officials Saturday hailed the return of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccine, halted while the Centers for Diseas...
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Make-A-Wish comfort dog a new pal for 18-year-oldApr 24, 2021 1:00 am - The sun came out, the coats came off, and warm smiles spread across the faces of the crowd in this Mundelein driveway as 18-year-old Dani Lococo celebrated her newfound ...
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'We grieve with the Floyd family': Police meet Chauvin verdict with cheers, fears, uncertaintyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - The jury's guilty verdicts verified the overwhelming public opinion that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, when he knelt on...
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Constable: When childhood hero dies, memories warm the soulApr 20, 2021 5:30 am - A loved one's passing, even when it's a welcome relief after a long and happy life, always delivers a blow. The deaths of friends, neighbors and co-workers also take a h...
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Constable: From atomic bomb to solar power, Downers Grove scientist always innovatesApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dieter Gruen escaped Nazi Germany, worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, helped design nuclear submarines, earned patents throughout a celebrated and inno...
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Constable: Bridge not asking to be hit, but it could take precautionsApr 15, 2021 5:30 am - I don't like to play into that blame-the-victim mentality when it comes to the number of trucks getting stuck under the historic covered bridge in Long Grove. Some criti...
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'What Robby gave us was the gift of life': 55 years later, Vietnam veteran's heroism is still powerfulApr 13, 2021 5:10 am - Severely wounded, out of ammunition and committed to taking out the machine-gun nest killing his men, 25-year-old Sgt. James W. Robinson Jr. limped toward the danger. He...
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Constable: Downers Grove voice doctor helps people who can't burp (they really need to)Apr 10, 2021 1:00 am - An accomplished laryngology specialist, Dr. Robert W. Bastian of Downers Grove earned his reputation performing revolutionary voice-restoring microsurgeries on opera sin...
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Constable: Freedom just another word for keeping on a maskApr 06, 2021 5:10 am - Marking two weeks since my second coronavirus vaccine shot, Monday was to be my "Freedom Day," the day I was finally free from the pandemic. After more than a year of wo...