Burt Constable
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The French girl whose dress saluted American soldiers, as told by Wheaton filmmakerJun 06, 2019 5:22 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Cantigny Park is in Wheaton. The life-or-death importance of battles fought during wars can grow murky wi...
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How Randy Shilts went from Aurora conservative to gay iconJun 04, 2019 5:30 am - An outspoken conservative Republican activist while growing up in Aurora, Randy Shilts would no doubt have voiced strong opinions about Aurora Pride 2019, which kicks of...
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Constable: Cannabidiol chemist inspired by grandma's plea for weedJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - When Shannon Tor was in high school, his grandmother asked him to fix her up with some good stuff. “She asked me to buy her some weed,” remembers Tor, who ended up not p...
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Constable: Hawthorn Woods climber glad he beat the crowds at EverestMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Last week's Associated Press photograph of Mount Everest shows a long line of hundreds of climbers in brightly colored gear inching their way to the peak as if they were...
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Constable: How teardrop earrings symbolize wounds of warMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - The earrings are in the shape of tear drops, which is fitting for jewelry crafted not just of gold and emeralds, but from the wounds of war, the pain of loss and the hop...
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Constable: Environmentalists putting pedal, mettle toward climate changeMay 23, 2019 5:30 am - In 1979, as Environmental Protection Agency was beefing up the Clean Water and Clean Air acts, environmentally minded college student Mark Ailes, his friend Kay Richards...
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Constable: Hunter takes aim at softening views on gunsMay 21, 2019 5:30 am - The poster shows the buff arms of some heavily tattooed guy clutching an intimidating-looking black rifle. "This," says Butch Navarro, a 63-year-old gun instructor certi...
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Constable: New charity gives Des Plaines mom the furniture she needsMay 18, 2019 1:00 am - Wandering the aisles of the vast Chicago Furniture Bank showroom, 28-year-old single mother Trayhanda Starling is free to pick out any bed, sofa, love seat, arm chair, d...
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Constable: 'This is my dream - being the mom I wish I could have had'May 11, 2019 1:00 am - How an East Dundee woman learned what family means
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Constable: Voice of suburbs Stew Cohen not quite ready to drop that micMay 09, 2019 5:20 am - Radio allows for a little wiggle room. "I'd say, 'The election team is covering the Northwest suburban elections,' and it was just me," says Stew Cohen, who has spent mo...