Burt Constable
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Constable: This Arlington Heights veteran served in WWII, Korea and VietnamNov 10, 2018 12:00 am - When Chester Diolanti walks into a Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge, he has options. The 95-year-old Arlington Heights man can sit with his World War II peers. Or he can s...
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How BBQ sauces and 'dad bods' are helping support veteransNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - When he came home from Iraq, Army combat engineer Steve Lulofs wanted to recapture that feeling of being "part of a team." So Lulofs formed a squad of friends to compete...
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District 205 voters support $168.5 million construction planNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Elmhurst Unit District 205 voters approved a property tax increase that will pay for $168.5 million in construction projects throughout the district, including two new s...
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Democratic incumbents keep 3 state officesNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Within an hour of the polls closing on Tuesday night, Jim Dodge, the Republican candidate for Illinois treasurer, conceded to incumbent Democrat Mike Frerichs, in a sign...
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Democrat Kaegi easily wins Cook assessor's seatNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - In the spring primary election, newcomer Fritz Kaegi won the Democratic primary, beating incumbent Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios and the heavyweight Democrats who ...
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Pritzker, Rauner raised $255 million. Here's what they could have spent that money on.Nov 06, 2018 4:30 am - Election Day is finally here. That means no more vile and insulting television commercials, no more unrelenting political robocalls, and no more unsightly clutter of cam...
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Constable: Democrat or Republican, these election judges work together for votersNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Chatting politely and chuckling at times, these two longtime election judges figure out they probably have been to the same political rallies. Dianna Rushing, 67, a pass...
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10 moments in Cubs bobblehead historyNov 02, 2018 5:20 am - The Chicago Cubs have given away 61 promotional bobbleheads since beginning the practice in 2001. Here are 10 of the favorites and not-so-favorites: • Sammy Sosa was the...
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Constable: It's no Cubs World Series parade, but Pat Hughes bobblehead will call the victoryNov 02, 2018 5:00 am - According to my calendar entry filled out months ago, today should be the parade and rally for the 2018 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs after that unbelievable and th...
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Leaked video shows Mendoza saying she is running for Chicago mayorNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Four days before the statewide elections, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza appears in a leaked video commercial saying she is running for mayor of Chicago. In the sev...