Burt Constable
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Lawmaker: Candidate was sexist, racist, asked another about sexual identityFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Pressure is mounting for Winfield Township Republican Chairman Burt Minor to withdraw from the GOP primary for the 42nd Illinois House because of allegations he used a r...
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Constable: 1988 school shooting in Winnetka was differentFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - "This shouldn't happen. Not here. Not anywhere," I scribbled in a notebook as I stood outside the Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka on May 20, 1988, struggling...
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Constable: Disabled skaters save Olympic-style competitionFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - Some kids, and probably a few adults, cried. They couldn't believe Special Olympics Illinois, citing dwindling numbers of ice skaters, proclaimed that last year's annual...
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Constable: After 40 years between dates, Kaneland High School couple tie knotFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - The last time they went on a date as members of the Kaneland High School's Class of 1978, Jon Love picked up Kathleen Huber in his 1969 Volkswagen Beetle, allowing her t...
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Constable: Quest for 'likes' boosts deadly 'pass-out challenge'Feb 13, 2018 4:33 am - The suburban mom and her husband were in bed. Their 12-year-old son said good night at 10:45 p.m. before retreating to his bedroom. The boy's sister and two friends were...
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Songs of heartbreak lead to movie for Arlington Heights womanFeb 13, 2018 4:00 am - Like many happy Valentine's Day tales of love, this one starts with a soul-crushing heartbreak. "It was a very difficult time," remembers Arlington Heights native Alyssa...
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10 years after NIU shooting: 'Time doesn't make you better, it's what you do with that time'Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm - The news from Northern Illinois University on Feb. 14, 2008 traumatized many and shattered the families of five students killed in a classroom shooting. “To survive the...
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NIU cop who survived school's mass shooting: It 'made me who I am.'Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm - The giant chalkboard on one wall of Maria and Dave Christiansen's kitchen features a bilingual “Febrero” calendar where the 14th sports her handwritten “Happy Valentine'...
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42nd GOP hopefuls talk abortion bill, 'religious freedom' lawsFeb 08, 2018 4:00 am - State Rep. Jeanne Ives' decision to take on Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary created an unexpected primary battle among three Republicans who supported Ives but now ...
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Constable: Whassup with Super Bowl? Nothing we haven't seen beforeJan 30, 2018 4:03 am - The Super Bowl, one of America's most-popular television series, has jumped the shark. Some people already have made the decision to boycott Super Bowl LII for political...