Burt Constable
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She lost her Fremd class ring 45 years ago. A Facebook group helped her get it back.Sep 16, 2019 1:00 am - As a junior at Fremd High School in Palatine in 1974, Ruth Ford longed for one of those $150 class rings to announce her upcoming graduation as a member of the Class of ...
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Constable: 'Miracle baby' now working on cystic fibrosis cureSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - Born two months premature on Sept. 17, 1999, on the bathroom floor with help from paramedics who weren't sure he or his twin sister would survive, Will Belmonte started ...
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Constable: Scooters? Schaumburg collector says Whizzers are 'like being pushed by an angel'Sep 12, 2019 5:00 am - A study released this week by a transportation data and analytics company promotes scooters and electric bicycles as an economical way to ease traffic congestion and pol...
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Constable: John F. Cuneo Jr., last of land barons, leaves legacy of charity, developmentSep 10, 2019 5:30 am - The seeds of modern suburbia were planted in 1937 when wealthy gentleman farmer John F. Cuneo Sr. bought his palatial estate in Vernon Hills and grew his Hawthorn Mellod...
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Constable: Cafe to serve up joy through staff with 'exceptionality'Sep 07, 2019 1:00 am - The motivation for Gerry's Café has been percolating in the quarter-century since Natalie Griffin was a special education support teacher working with preschooler Garret...
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Constable: Military sexual trauma a 'bullet wound to heart'Sep 05, 2019 5:00 am - Thirteen members of the U.S. military were killed in combat in 2018. That same year a record 325 active military members died by suicide. For those who do their duty, se...
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EXCHANGE: At 100, suburban Chicago man still bowls his ageAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - WOOD DALE, Ill. (AP) - Larry Vakoc of Wood Dale celebrated his 100th birthday bowling at Wood Dale Bowl. As unusual as it is for golfers to shoot their age, it's more ra...
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Constable: Study shows we can shed the 'Crazy Cat Lady' stereotypeAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - In this world where we label and divide everything into two extreme camps, the pet world gives us "Dog People" and "Crazy Cat Ladies." But the stereotype of the "Crazy ...
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Constable: Mass shootings have gone from 'not here' to 'anywhere'Aug 22, 2019 5:30 am - September is the month when Congress and the White House will take on the problem of mass shootings. August simply provided some motivation. Celebrating a loved one's bi...
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'You'd never know he's 100': Wood Dale man still rolls his age, and he just bought a new ballAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - As unusual as it is for golfers to shoot their age, it's more rare for a 100-year-old bowler to roll his age. But Larry Vakoc does it all the time. "I'm still bowling at...