Burt Constable
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Constable: A Schaumburg woman's path from domestic violence victim to advocateJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - In this new era when people are beginning to speak out against abuse and victims are transforming into survivors, the pain suffered by LaTasha Unseld of Schaumburg has f...
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Constable: Charity gives hope to family that can't afford pet's chemoJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Burt Constable Bob and Diane Stoner of Lombard knew something was amiss with their beloved 8-year-old dog, Hope. Their 2-year-old dog, Grace, kept licking Hope's face as...
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Constable: No secret handshake, but Tesla drivers still seem futuristicJan 23, 2018 4:00 am - At the north end of the Meijer parking lot in Rolling Meadows, in the no man's land between the grocery, a gas station and a bevy of restaurants, sits the future. At fir...
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Constable: 'There's nothing disabled' about sled hockeyJan 22, 2018 4:30 am - Muscular, aggressive and one of the fastest players on the team, USA hockey forward Brody Roybal of Northlake skates toward the loose puck. Another player gets there fir...
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Constable: Homeless in suburbs depend on couple's deliveriesJan 18, 2018 4:29 am - The brutal temperature hovers well below freezing. The wind howls. There's not a soul in sight. But Bill and Debbi Middendorp pull their Salvation Army van into this Pro...
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Constable: Orbit roller-skaters chill inside while it's icy outsideJan 16, 2018 4:00 am - On a snowy Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, drivers behind the wheel are slipping, sliding and trying to avoid running into each other on the side streets. The ones who a...
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Constable: 2½ years after applying for Social Security disability, finally a hearingJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - By Burt Constable Once whimsical, the "Golfers Welcome" sign hanging near Cheryl Watson's front door in Hainesville now mocks her. "I miss it so bad," says Watson, 56, w...
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Wauconda twins go from Eagle Scouts to 'Worst Cooks in America'Jan 10, 2018 12:00 am - By Burt Constable If you had Googled identical twins Skyler and Spencer Nick in 2009, the first response probably would have been about how the boys both achieved the ...
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Constable: Bees have ways to cope with winterJan 09, 2018 4:30 am - Last January, the rusty patched bumblebee became the first wild bee in the continental United States to achieve the dubious distinction of being added to the endangered ...
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Constable: How a doctor preserved Chicago Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes' voiceJan 07, 2018 12:00 am - Professional baseball players' careers can end with one ligament-popping pitch, an awkward slide or the accumulated tolls of aches and pains. On the verge of his 6,000th...