Burt Constable
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Constable: After slow start in race relations, Cubs are catching upJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - On the day our nation honored Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama joked with World Series champion Cubs, including African-Americans Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyw...
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Constable: Young hoopster makes Bulls as artistJan 15, 2017 5:45 am - As the tallest player on his youth basketball teams, Dave Zarzynski played on elite travel teams in feeder programs that led him to a starting position on the varsity ba...
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Constable: Another convention with reason to celebrateJan 12, 2017 4:30 am - Those dreadful summers of a few years ago are all forgotten now. This weekend's 2017 convention celebrates last year's success, while predicting more of the same for thi...
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New questions you might hear at this year's Cubs ConventionJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - The first 31 annual Cubs Conventions heard a common refrain from fans: "So, when are you guys going to win a World Series?" But this weekend's convention has a new honor...
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Constable: Obama's grace more than skin deepJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - In a nation still struggling with a racial history birthed from slavery, Barack Obama will be immortalized as America's first black president. But the most impressive th...
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Constable: 'Ordinary doc' from Wheaton tells of miraculous medical talesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Just because he believes in the power of traditional medical science doesn't mean longtime Wheaton internist Dr. Scott Kolbaba can't embrace a faith in powers beyond tha...
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Constable: Ready for 99 days without a paid holiday?Jan 05, 2017 4:10 am - December was a month that spoiled us with holiday celebrations, joyous parties, fantastic feasts, scrumptious desserts and much-appreciated breaks from work. Our federal...
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Constable: U.S. Postal Service rides to the rescueJan 03, 2017 4:30 am - We make the discovery 90 minutes too late. The Christmas celebration finally finished at the family farm in Indiana, one sister and niece begin the 12-hour drive to thei...
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Atheist, activist and aviator: remembering Rob ShermanDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - McHenry County authorities confirmed Monday that Robert I. Sherman - the famous and controversial atheist, activist, aviator and occasional political candidate - died wh...
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Catalog selling Donley's Wild West Town for $7 millionDec 11, 2016 6:00 am - The always quirky Hammacher Schlemmer catalog offers a remote-controlled flying shark balloon for $39.95, a battery-powered miniature boat that catches actual fish for $...