Burt Constable
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From 'inconveniently located' to gone for iconic Irv'sOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In the old days, bad times meant good sales at Irv's, the legendary men's discount clothing store with advertisements that bragged about being "inconveniently located" i...
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Beach Park soldier death still probedOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Killed while fighting in Afghanistan, Army Sgt. John M. Penich, 25, of Beach Park, may have died of wounds inflicted by "friendly fire" shot from U.S. planes. "Nothing h...
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Electrical problems forced emergency landing at O'HareOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - An emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport last month, when an American Airlines flight veered off a runway, was caused by electrical system "anomalies," accor...
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When market roof caves in, be grateful you have roofOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Most suburbanites, already woozy from dizzying drops in their investment portfolios, got a little sick to their stomachs Friday as the stock market plunged. The roller c...
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Give credit where credit due on forecasting credit woesOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2007, I wrote a column about Jack Mabley's uncanny ability to see problems on the horizon. Jack, the legendary columnist and the man I got to know as a dear friend du...
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Mystery of missing teen provides no answers, only hopeOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As Monday turned into Tuesday, a missing Buffalo Grove teenager slipped further into mystery. In the best of worlds, a smiling Lee Cutler would have reappeared Monday - ...
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Even when it's over, those curses enjoy a bull marketOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I have soooo moved on. But it still hurts a little. I see our home calendar where I have scribbled (in pen, no less) a note for this busy Saturday - "Game 7 at Wrigley?"...
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College kids eat better than ever, but few work in cafeterias nowadaysOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Those weight-conscious college coeds who insisted on making messy diet "TaB floats" in the hard-to-clean milk glasses ticked off us drones in the Sargent Hall basement d...
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In this economy, one suburban hot spot drawing a crowdOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - On his 48th birthday Wednesday, this Arlington Heights man named Terry heads right for the place that has become a hot spot of the suburbs. The parking lot is filled wit...
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World Series gone, Cubs, gone; and that's not good, manOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - On September 21st, when a Cubs lineup of backups and minor leaguers posted a methodical 5-1 win against the Cardinals in the last regular-season game at Wrigley Field, a...