Burt Constable
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Constable: Ditka was there, but again it's Cubs at Wrigley in OctoberOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Once upon a time, October in Wrigley Field meant baseball had yielded to football and fans could cheer as Chicago Bears' rumbling tight-end Mike Ditka bounced off defend...
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Constable: Once haunting, Cubs' memories now inspireOct 05, 2017 5:13 am - Last season, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon had his team prepared to make it through the playoffs, seven games of a World Series, a rain delay and an extra inning to wi...
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Constable: Retired exec rekindles theater spark through 'Saint Joan'Oct 03, 2017 5:30 am - Earlier this year, Libertyville mom Laura Thumel was director of global operations for risk and financial services at Willis Towers Watson, an $8 billion company with mo...
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Constable: Vet won't surrender Confederate flagSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - This proud man with the two Confederate battle flags flapping in his Elmhurst front yard says he won't bow to public pressure the way his relatives living in Skokie did ...
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Constable: Much has changed since Cubs last won World SeriesSep 28, 2017 5:30 am - Propelled by a 7th-inning power surge. the Chicago Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-1 in St. Louis on Wednesday night to clinch the National League Central Division championshi...
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Wayne Messmer: What the national anthem means to meSep 25, 2017 1:00 am - There is a unique moment for anyone who has been introduced to sing the national anthem. That honor of being handed the microphone, or walking up to the podium to handle...
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Wayne Messmer: National anthem, protesters deserve respectSep 25, 2017 1:00 am - More than 21 years ago, popular anthem singer Wayne Messmer and I had a conversation after the National Basketball Association suspended star player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf o...
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Constable: Camp One Step still saving two-time cancer survivorSep 24, 2017 8:00 am - The rhythmic rumble of a rushing L train clatters outside her kitchen window every few minutes. Colleen McGrath doesn't stop talking. She doesn't raise her voice. She ju...
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Constable: Can Cubs fans grow tired of winning?Sep 21, 2017 5:00 am - The Chicago Cubs are on the verge of making Major League Baseball's postseason for the third year in a row. The last and only time the franchise managed a postseason thr...
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Constable: Blowing shofar sets tone for Rosh Hashanah messageSep 19, 2017 5:00 am - One of the most beloved parts of the Jewish High Holy Days, which begin at sundown on Wednesday, is the traditional blowing of the shofar, usually a ram's horn, which da...