Burt Constable
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Suburban cops go from loud music complaint to armed manhuntSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - You'd think these suburban police officers would get the bends from changing attitudes so quickly. "You are trained to respond professionally whether it's a barking dog ...
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As celebs take his gigs, he gives voice to little guySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Some people will recognize Hollywood legend James Caan as the voice of the dad in the new animated movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." A few folks immediately kne...
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Death penalty sought in Hoffman Estate's triple homicideSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Prosecutors said Monday they intend to seek the death penalty for D'Andre Howard, a 21-year-old man charged with killing three members of a Hoffman Estates family. Follo...
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Die-hard fan waits 98 years to see his first game at Wrigley, and Cubs winSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Die-Hard Cubs fan Rino Stefani is so old that when he was born, his mom was fretting about how it had been two whole years since her beloved Cubs last won a World Series...
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Family united as kids work to find cure for sister's diseaseSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - As the youngest of four kids in this close-knit Hinsdale family, 16-year-old Joanna Lagedrost knew her sister, Sarah, coveted a prestigious clinical research gig in Phil...
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Institutionalized man wages long fight for independenceSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Illinois adults with developmental disabilities is winding through the federal court system in a complex case that involves millions ...
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Hey, what happened to the Randhurst time capsule?Sep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It sounds like the work of Time Bandits. In a grand ceremony in March of 1962, officials celebrated the construction of Randhurst Center in Mount Prospect as the world's...
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The reality of readers on TV, Kennedy, war, peace and BearsAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Last week's column about a couple of suburban-born models who overcame addictions and want to star in a reality-TV show about their lives drew more comments (almost univ...
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Kennedy legacy proves government can be 'here to help'Aug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Today's lowering of Ted Kennedy's casket into a grave near his brothers and the eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery should cast a light on the Kennedy philosoph...
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Model family hopes to turn private lives into reality TVAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Society laughs. Critics lay blame. Viewers say cruel, mean, hurtful things about the reality TV stars of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" as their troubled private lives become fodde...