Burt Constable
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Constable: After nearly dying, former top MLB prospect becomes motivational speakerJun 29, 2017 5:30 am - As the hardest-throwing pitcher in college baseball in 1995, Alvie Shepherd dreamed of playing baseball for his hometown Chicago Cubs. Now he's grateful simply to be ali...
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Constable: Naperville Navy captain leads Warrior GamesJun 24, 2017 1:00 am - Leading squadrons of warriors toward a goal turned into a career for Navy Capt. Brent Breining, who grew up in Naperville. As pilot of a twin-engine, electronic warfare ...
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Constable: Cubs' Javy Baez bares it all on ESPN magazine coverJun 22, 2017 5:00 am - In May, I found myself agreeing with those Cubs fans who were clamoring to see more of slick-fielding, explosive-hitting Javier Baez, a versatile athlete who started the...
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Constable: Bail law a good measure you don't want to useJun 20, 2017 5:30 am - The Republicans and Democrats in Springfield finally came together to pass a piece of legislation this month that Gov. Bruce Rauner actually signed into law. But nobody ...
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Constable: Life-saving kidney a gift from dadJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - Relatives can debate about whether Calvin Hummel has his mom's eyes or his grandpa's nose. But his kidney definitely came from his dad. "It's a pretty amazing experience...
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Constable: '35 Cubs knew how to jump-start a seasonJun 15, 2017 5:30 am - For every other year of our lives, looking at the baseball standings on June 15 to discover our Cubs in the hunt for first place would inspire championship dreams. "Wow!...
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Constable: How 2 men move stuff up 4 flights of stairs when it's 93Jun 13, 2017 5:30 am - On the hottest day of the year (so far), my wife and I are helping our son Ben move out of his dorm and into his college internship digs for the summer. I'm dripping swe...
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Who killed Tim McNamee? Question gripped Fox Valley 30 years agoJun 09, 2017 5:30 am - Second of two parts. It had to be another of lawyer Tim McNamee's pranks, a secretary thought as she arrived before 6:30 a.m. on June 9, 1987, to find her boss lyin...
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How Thom McNamee celebrated twin Tim - after his 1987 death - in the fast laneJun 08, 2017 5:00 am - First of two parts Nobody was living larger than identical twins Tim and Thom McNamee of Carpentersville in the 1980s. Tim was a top attorney. Thom was an internati...
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Constable: Wheaton businessman pens fairy tale for adultsJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - Once upon a time, in his job as "vice president of something," Steven Wiley's moneymaking side cranked out documents with titles such as "The Challenges Presented to Mon...