Burt Constable
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Constable: Eclipse cool enough to celebrate at HarperAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - We can predict the greatest solar eclipse of the century to the minute. Suburban weather, not so much. Clouds teased the festive crowd of several hundred people watching...
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Constable: It turns out Wrigley Field night games are good for CubsAug 17, 2017 5:30 am - I'm one of those Chicago Cubs fans. I believe that outfield walls are better when they are covered in ivy. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawi...
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Constable: Is this the last pay phone in suburbs?Aug 15, 2017 5:00 am - A generation ago, you could spot these things all across the suburbs. In the 1970s, it seemed as if their population was growing. Then everything changed. I couldn't rem...
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Constable: Memories survive, but not V-J DayAug 12, 2017 1:00 am - Only a few Americans still acknowledge V-J Day, which got its start on Aug. 14, 1945, as President Harry Truman announced that Japan had surrendered, and "Victory over J...
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Constable: A 1969 Cub is still infamous in New YorkAug 10, 2017 5:30 am - The 1969 Chicago Cubs still hold a special place in some fans' hearts: "Santo, Kessinger, Beckert and Banks, the infield third to first," Billy Williams in left field, "...
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Constable: How shady eclipse sunglass sellers could burn youAug 08, 2017 5:30 am - Apparently people savvy enough to know all about the risk of going blind by staring at the sun are still gullible enough to buy counterfeit, worthless glasses from shady...
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Constable: Suburban child actor now global fitness bossAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Enjoying acting success at an early age, Joey Gonzalez seemed destined for Hollywood. Instead, he found his calling at a boutique fitness studio in Wes...
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Constable: Ring eludes Kessinger's boardinghouse reach, and that's OKAug 03, 2017 5:30 am - Late Cubs legends Ron Santo and Ernie Banks got 2016 Chicago Cubs World Series rings. So did my favorite Cub, Glenn Beckert, and a few other members of that beloved 1969...
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Constable: Life serves up 'sandwich generation' stressAug 01, 2017 5:30 am - "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller in John Hughes' classic 1986 movie, "Ferris Bueller's Da...
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Constable: Dam on Fox River can't stop flooding, but it helpsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - From his perch in the cozy control building at the Stratton Lock & Dam along the Fox River in McHenry, lockmaster John W. Palmieri could see trouble brewing as pounding ...