Burt Constable
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Constable: Record-tying season puts new spin on hurricane name gameSep 24, 2020 5:30 am - In lamenting the lack of diversity in hurricane names, our Suburban Mosaic columnist Madhu Krishnamurthy suggested I write a column on the subject. We've had a record-ty...
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How a Warren Township grad, undocumented immigrant is fighting to stop term 'illegal aliens'Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - He's lobbied in the halls of Congress on behalf of undocumented immigrants, and briefly won a concession from the Library of Congress, but 25-year-old Oscar Cornejo Casa...
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Constable: Palatine pair survives virus, still wears masks and practices social distancingSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Bob Dix first heard the word coronavirus “when I had it,” he says. Without using their names, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker hosted a news conference on Feb. 28 to announce...
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Constable: 90-year-old ballplayer credits 'new parts,' old teammatesSep 17, 2020 5:30 am - The gravity of the 9/11 date wasn't what stopped Stanley Rauch of Schaumburg from playing 12-inch softball on his birthday. Neither was that open-heart surgery he endure...
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Constable: Until pandemic is under control, the eyes have itSep 15, 2020 5:00 am - In our new abnormal that began six months ago, when handshakes fell victim to the pandemic and masks still hide the lower half of our faces, we have been forced to take ...
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Constable: Maple Park rescue brings in Wheeling horse whisperer to tame Prince the BullySep 12, 2020 1:00 am - The stallion formerly known as Prince the Bully poses peacefully in a large arena as horse whisperer Mitch Bornstein of Wheeling gently unfolds a plastic tarp across the...
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Constable: Mikva film could inspire future 'nobodies'Sep 10, 2020 5:30 am - In 1948, democracy was riding the high of defeating fascism during World War II. Adlai Stevenson II was campaigning for governor of Illinois. Paul Douglas was running fo...
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Constable: 10-year-old dances through pandemic, and two heart transplantsSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube #8220;It's a break from the outside world. I dance by myself every day,#8221; Olivia says, adding that she doesn't even need music to dance her heart out. She di...
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Constable: The night legendary columnist Jack Mabley introduced The BeatlesSep 03, 2020 5:30 am - The most popular newspaper columnist in Chicago, Jack Mabley had one job on Sept. 5, 1964 - introduce The Beatles to the screaming crowd at Chicago's International Amphi...
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Constable: Therapist's good deed multiplied with a wedding giveawaySep 01, 2020 5:30 am - YouTube In June, a call went out on Instagram seeking #8220;heroes#8221; whose 2020 wedding plans were canceled because of COVID-19 as Laura Reitsma, owner of a wedding ...