Burt Constable
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Constable: Mabley the advocate, and mayor, of GlenviewJun 25, 2020 5:20 am - His Chicago newspaper peers often ended their work day at the Billy Goat Tavern with a beer, or two, or eight. But columnist Jack Mabley hustled to make it back to his h...
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Constable: Ready ... set ... hey, hold on a sec on the pandemic reopeningJun 25, 2020 5:15 am - During this COVID-19 pandemic, the only thing we have to fear is ... well, that depends on who you are, where you are, what you are doing and what everybody else around ...
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Constable: Suburban roots take filmmaker from '8 Mile' to 'Devil's Night'Jun 23, 2020 5:30 am - Splitting his childhood between Mount Prospect and Detroit, teenager Sam Logan Khaleghi landed a gig as an extra for one brief scene in Eminem's 2002 movie, "8 Mile." "I...
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Constable: Dad, family bring joy with daily duo photosJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Fathers are famous for telling corny “dad jokes.” Ben Burke of Cary takes that humor to a new level, building a growing fan base for a running daily photo gag that start...
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Constable: Prescription ADHD video game 'needs study,' doctor saysJun 18, 2020 5:00 am - Children struggling with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder often take drugs such as Ritalin or Adderall. Now, doctors can write those kids a new prescription - fo...
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Constable: 'Am I Racist?' just gets conversation startedJun 16, 2020 5:30 am - The number of people searching Google for the answer to "Am I Racist?" has never been higher. Well, I certainly don't need some online quiz to answer the question of whe...
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Constable: Teen, immigrant neighbor plant seeds of understanding in WinfieldJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Our nation sometimes gets bogged down in looking at our differences, whether that's skin color, political affiliation, ethnicity, religion, native language, age, gender,...
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Why I won't watch Sosa and McGwire in 'Long Gone Summer'Jun 11, 2020 5:30 am - As much as I miss baseball this summer, I'm not going to watch ESPN's 30 for 30 "Long Gone Summer" on Sunday night. It tells the story of the 1998 home run battle betwee...
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Constable: Great Scott! Suburban father and son build 'Back to the Future' guitarJun 09, 2020 5:33 am - As a teenager in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Steve Doner played trumpet in the high school band, and he learned enough in an electronics class to start a business setting up sp...
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Constable: Virus cancels their wedding twice, but doctor couple had its victims to tend toJun 06, 2020 1:00 am - Giving themselves plenty of time to plan their 2020 wedding, Buffalo Grove native Dr. Lauren Singer got engaged on Aug. 19, 2018, when Dr. Jonathan Fergus gave her an 8-...