Burt Constable
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Constable: Attendance at Wrigley Field is behind last year's paceJun 01, 2017 5:30 am - When the Chicago Cubs open a 10-game homestand Friday at Wrigley Field with an afternoon game against those pesky St. Louis Cardinals, we fans will make some news. Frida...
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Constable: Mom worried about deportation backs out of helping nephewMay 27, 2017 1:00 am - Given the chance to rescue a "vulnerable child," Maria, a fast-food worker from Wood Dale with a husband and two kids, was eager to help. So was her attorney, Terra Cost...
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Constable: Fiction mirrors Cubs, political realityMay 25, 2017 5:30 am - In 2014, when former Hoffman Estates resident Dennis Hetzel published his first sports/politics novel, "Killing the Curse," about the Cubs in the World Series amid presi...
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Constable: Doctor in Arlington Heights invents products for multiracial hairMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - As a family practice physician in Arlington Heights, Dr. Ena Hennegan, 47, knows how to diagnose problems and look for solutions. So when she heard her husband of 19 yea...
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Constable: RizzO's vs. Grandpa Rossy Crunch - which is healthier?May 18, 2017 5:30 am - Since he announced his retirement from baseball last season, backup catcher David Ross has won a championship with the Cubs, hit a home run in his last official bat duri...
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Constable: Teacher's career near end, but education not stoppingMay 16, 2017 5:30 am - The world is a cozy little place for Brett Weiss, a Bartlett High School social studies teacher who will take part in the "Retirement Reception" Tuesday after school in ...
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Constable: Dementia can add stress to Mother's Day, and vice versaMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - Today is Mother's Day, not Mothers' Day. The national holiday isn't a celebration of motherhood and all mothers, but a chance for you personally to remember your mom. Th...
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Constable: Jon Jay not quite John JayMay 11, 2017 5:38 am - New Chicago Cub Jon Jay was 0-4 with three strikeouts in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies, but the 32-year-old outfielder still is hitting .303, has thrown o...
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Constable: Still time to find talent, pleasure once pressure is goneMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Running has never run in my family. Outside of a mandatory 1-mile run during annual tryouts for the high school football team, I've enjoyed a lifetime of confining my ru...
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Constable: Race for 'too small' charities now a big dealMay 04, 2017 5:15 am - A massive run or walk that raises millions of dollars for a big-name charity is great, but it's not for everybody. Most charities don't have the staff or resources to st...