Burt Constable
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Constable: Rare dragonfly calls the suburbs homeJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - With its dazzling, jewel-green eyes, exoskeletal-thin body and two sets of translucent wings, the Hine's emerald dragonfly looks almost too prehistoric to be at home in ...
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Constable: 'My kingdom for bug spray!' Suburban actors face summer's tormentJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - Full of sound and fury, wet basements, hot offices, cold picnics, hail damage and mosquitoes from hell, this summer of our discontent proves a challenge for actors in “T...
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Libertyville girl scales pinnacle of Pokémon: the world championshipsJul 18, 2015 12:00 pm - As the last millennium was winding to a close, a 1999 Time magazine cover warned of the latest “addiction” threatening our children — “Pokémon!” “Beware of the Pokémania...
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Constable: Diversity quest drives family from suburbJul 16, 2015 1:00 am - With all the stunning ignorance, meek pussyfooting and audacious hate surrounding conversations about diversity, Lake in the Hills Trustee Denise Barreto brings a refres...
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Legendary Conant coach's spirit runs through summer track meetJul 14, 2015 5:30 am - With high school sports, there is always another game, match or meet, and an entirely new roster of competitors every four years. But four years after his death, legenda...
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Constable: Rebel Gen. Robert E. Lee impersonator flies 2 flagsJul 11, 2015 1:00 pm - The man proudly portraying Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee during this weekend's Civil War Days in Wauconda sometimes flies two flags at his home in Wheaton. One is “Old ...
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Constable: Arlington Heights man loses fingertip, finds love at Mackinac racesJul 09, 2015 5:30 am - In a bag smaller than some overnight cases, Paul Murray carries the equipment that could save his life this weekend. "That's my sailing bag," says Murray, an Arlington H...
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A conservative activist and a liberal journalist walk into a pancake house ...Jul 04, 2015 1:00 am - Burt Constable sits down with 81-year-old suburban activist for a serious conversation about what today's America has become
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Constable: Hindu convention celebrates Fourth with bagpipesJul 02, 2015 5:30 am - Nothing celebrates Independence Day like Indian-Americans wearing kilts and entertaining a divine leader by playing “God Bless America” on bagpipes adorned with miniatur...
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Deer collisions deadly for motorcycle ridersJun 30, 2015 5:30 am - Crashes make them the deadliest animal in the country