Burt Constable
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Constable: Addicts must balance risk of coronavirus with threat of relapseMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you are part of a religious congregation, joining with an audience at a concert, sitting next to a stranger in the crowd at a baseball game, or just chatting wit...
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Constable: Magicians try new tricks as gigs disappearMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Just say the magic words, “COVID-19,” and poof — the livelihood of local magicians vanishes. “Everything is gone,” says Pete Kovacevich, 62, a full-time magician from Bu...
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COVID-19 puts Sox fan's Opening Day streak on holdMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Arriving at Guaranteed Rate Field hours before Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito fires a first-pitch strike past Kansas City Royals center fielder Whit Merrifield to o...
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Constable: A decade after Afghanistan, suburban veteran ready for the Space ForceMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Whether he was a captain on the Glenbard East High School football team or an Army platoon leader for combat missions in Afghanistan, Matt Spartz alway...
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Oberweis wins in key battleground Congressional primaryMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Setting the stage for what will be one of the fall's most-watched national races, Illinois State Sen. Jim Oberweis claimed a narrow victory over fellow State Sen. Sue Re...
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Pierog wins Democratic primary for Kane County board chairmanMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - In Tuesday's Democratic primary race for Kane County Board chairman, former school board member Corinne Pierog of Batavia headed to an easy victory over Greg Elsbree, a ...
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Constable: Coronavirus rekindles memories of past fears, unknowns we have overcomeMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - This Coronavirus Era is going to be remembered for the rest of our lives. All major sporting events abruptly coming to a halt. Schools closed and colleges sending studen...
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Constable: Mom and son take the same college class - and team up on projectsMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - In their twice-weekly mass communications class at the College of DuPage, Caleb always sits next to Tiffany. "They're both super students," says professor Sandy Fries. T...
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Constable: Coronavirus bad, but it could be a lot worse, expert on the plague saysMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Italy is on lockdown. Chicago canceled the St. Patrick's Day parades. And your 401(k) threw up your retirement savings again while riding that Wall Street roller-coaster...
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Constable: Activists seek 'medical aid in dying' law for IllinoisMar 10, 2020 5:30 am - By Burt Constable The weekend sun has melted the snow and is encouraging the green grass. Fish are swimming lazily around the large backyard koi pond at his Elgin home. ...