Burt Constable
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Algonquin teen navigates LGBTQ world in 'Work in Progress'Dec 07, 2019 12:00 am - In her life as a sophomore at Jacobs High School, 15-year-old Lauren Viteri is a well-behaved kid who gets good grades and comes home to her parents, Raul, a Realtor, an...
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Constable: Why a Bears loss tonight might be a good thingDec 05, 2019 4:30 am - This could be the night that decides whether some people's Christmases are merry, their Hanukkahs are happy, their wedding receptions don't compete with barroom televisi...
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Constable: Social media users mock boy with disabilities, but good meme wins in the endDec 03, 2019 4:32 am - Having forged a resilience to every one of life's obstacles thrown in their way, parents Stacy and Jeff Fulkerson of Schaumburg are tireless activists for their son, Jam...
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Constable: How I'm thankful for my (no longer teenage) sons and so much more this yearNov 28, 2019 4:37 am - On Thanksgiving 24 years ago, my wife, Cheryl, gave birth and launched our family on the hectic, amazing, wonderful parental pilgrimage that now includes sons Ross, Ben ...
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Constable: Impact of mob in suburbs mostly memories, but not to FBINov 26, 2019 4:30 am - There's nothing like a Martin Scorsese movie to rekindle memories of when the mob was a suburban institution. The famed director's gangster epic, "The Irishman," comes t...
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Constable: Losing my mom is hard, but reflecting on her good 92-year-old life brings me comfortNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - My Mom died Tuesday. As much as I admire her 92 years of life, I remember as a kid thinking life had cheated her at times. Lois Evaughn Schembs was born on a farm outsid...
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Constable: Planning is the recipe for blind student in Maine West culinary classNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - The sharp edge of the 8-inch chef knife in Anahi Sosa's right hand slices through raw chicken held in place on the cutting board by her left hand. The 18-year-old senior...
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Constable: What's big, fast, hazardous and should swing by Earth before Thanksgiving?Nov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Burt Constable Worried about the impeachment battle, the pending presidential election, the Chicago Bears offense, the seating arrangement for Thanksgiving? An asteroid ...
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Constable: Some suburban veterans find a way to heal, with operaNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - There are myriad ways to honor veterans on Veterans Day, but there's only one opera partially commissioned by the Army. And the cast includes local veterans. "This is th...
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Constable: Arlington Heights World War II veteran, 99, to be honored by a third nationNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Seventy-five years after his heroics during World War II earned him countless medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the British Distinguished Flying Cross...