Burt Constable
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Constable: Recognizing war heroes and horrors part of Veterans DayNov 07, 2019 4:30 am - As a little boy who just found out his dad fought in World War II, the bloodiest war in history, I had to know. "Dad, did you kill anybody?" I asked. "Not that I know of...
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Constable: Census counts on hired hands to make sure the counts are rightOct 29, 2019 5:29 am - We're gearing up for that time when strangers come to your door wanting something. Doling out your personal information to those census-takers could lead to treats for y...
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Constable: With 6,000 photos on slide film, old-school Des Plaines photographer masters timeOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - We live in an age when ubiquitous cellphones photograph everything from sunsets and lunches to selfies and puppies. "That doesn't seem like it's fair," says Jim Stube, a...
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Constable: 'Greatest witch hunt in American history' resulted in real executionsOct 22, 2019 1:00 am - It's difficult to avoid talk of a "witch hunt" these days. Donald Trump has tweeted or retweeted that phrase 290 times, according to TrumpTwitterArchive.com, casting him...
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'He didn't know how great he was': Portion of I-94 named for trooper who died stopping wrong-way driverOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - On a damp and gloomy Monday, the rain stopped just in time for the impassioned ceremony to rename a half-mile section of Interstate 94 in Green Oaks in memory of Illinoi...
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Constable: 55 years of respect, love of music the vehicle for Ides of MarchOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 16 of 1964, a quartet of high school boys played their first rock concert in the basement of the American Legion in their hometown of Berwyn. Two years later, Th...
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Constable: Veterinarians need to be dogged about opioid abuseOct 17, 2019 5:30 am - By Burt Constable With more than 47,000 people dying from opioid overdoses in 2017, a massive civil trial that began Wednesday could delve into the manufacture and distr...
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Constable: Acknowledge good and bad with Lewis & Clark holidayOct 14, 2019 1:00 am - Government buildings and some schools were closed Monday in honor of our controversial holiday known as Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day, even as a few folks pushe...
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Constable: McHenry artist finds his medium in TV's 'Halloween Wars'Oct 12, 2019 1:00 am - An artist from the get-go, Chris Larsen took a while to find the perfect medium for his creative impulses. "I was always into drawing," says Larsen, 36, who grew up in L...
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Constable: Meet the Red Cross volunteers who came to Schaumburg residents' aid after fireOct 10, 2019 5:30 am - As a co-owner of the family business run with his brother and a couple of cousins, Tony Blumberg is ready to settle into a quiet Friday night at home in Gurnee with Amy,...