Burt Constable
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Constable: Suburban boys oversaw German POWs during World War IISep 17, 2017 5:30 am - As a 12-year-old boy in 1944, Ronald Rengel had plenty of experience driving his grandpa's John Deere tractor around the suburbs. He wasn't strong enough to turn the man...
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Military convoy sets history in motion Saturday at DuPage County FairgroundsSep 16, 2017 1:00 am - By sunrise Saturday, a fleet of 60 antique military vehicles dating back to World War II filled a parking lot at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. But they weren...
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Constable: Why Cubs fans should embrace tension of pennant raceSep 14, 2017 5:30 am - YouTube It would be another 90 minutes before we learned that the St. Louis Cardinals had dropped a 6-2 game on the West Coast to the San Francisco Giants, allowing the ...
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Constable: How Elk Grove Village company finds success with 'old' modelsSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - The story of how model-maker Revell became a major player in the merchandising of this December's “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” movie begins a long time ago (72 years ago) ...
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Constable: Cubs boast impressive all-time dream team of immigrantsSep 07, 2017 5:30 am - We spend one day celebrating laborers and then dive into an often-ugly political debate about immigration. Seeking a distraction, I turn to the Chicago Cubs' quest to re...
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Constable: Chorale groups keep seniors in tuneSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - As the artistic director and CEO of Encore Illinois, Jonathan Miller has grown the group created in early 2016 to seven choruses with 400 singers across the suburbs and ...
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Constable: How these Cubs can win it all againAug 31, 2017 5:30 am - It's a gorgeous night at a rockin' Wrigley Field. Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is slicing up the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cubs batters are doing their jobs. Ben Zobrist delivers...
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Constable: This 'empty-nester' more of a 'nest 40-percent full' guyAug 29, 2017 5:30 am - Now that all three of our sons are in college, people ask how my wife and I are doing as "empty-nesters." That moniker doesn't seem right. Our nest isn't empty. My wife ...
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Life with disabilities inspires newfound abilities in othersAug 26, 2017 1:00 am - Strangers in a freshman-year seminar at Elmhurst College in 2015, students Lili Herrera and Katie Mantych were about to join together on a life-altering path. "It starte...
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Constable: No, making Cubs playoff plans now won't jinx them this yearAug 24, 2017 5:35 am - By Burt Constable A year ago today, the Chicago Cubs swept the San Diego Padres behind a nice pitching performance from Kyle Hendricks and offensive power from Ben Zobri...