Burt Constable
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Constable: Divided Americans still driving together across common ground
In a divided nation, one thing many Illinoisans have in common despite record-high gas prices is 2.4 million of them are hitting the road this Independence Day holiday weekend. Columnist Burt Constable reflects on driving across common ground. → Read More
Constable: This is my final column, but the thanks will continue
Forty-three years since my first byline and more than 34 years after my first column, I write my last column for the Daily Herald as a chance to give thanks. → Read More
Constable: 43 years after Flight 191 horror, siblings unite with book
As they do on every anniversary of the Flight 191 crash that killed their parents, the children of Bill and Corrinne "Nudy" Borchers vist the memorial in Des Plaines. This year, they have a new book they wrote together about their journey since that tragedy on May 25, 1979. → Read More
School community devastated by CPS teacher, family members injured in Highland Park shooting
School shootings have become an ever-present fear and teachers receiving extensive training in how to respond to mass shootings, but Chicago Public Schools teacher Zoe Kolpack was watching the Highland Park parade with her husband, their two young children and other relatives when this mass shooting began Monday. → Read More
Constable: Self-made filmmaker from Lisle finds his way to make a full-length movie
Without a formal film education, Zachary Trussell of Lisle used his passion and drive to forge his own production company. → Read More
Constable: This DuPage wheelchair basketball team is still in the hunt for basketball glory
The NCAA basketball tournaments no longer feature any local teams from Illinois. But the state-champion Synergy Jr Bulls of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association are competing for the title at the Wheelchair Basketball National Championships next weekend in Wichita, Kansas. → Read More
Constable: Pipes are calling again on St. Patrick's Day, and he's got the answers
The last couple of St. Patrick's Day celebrations have been muted by the pandemic. But Mount Prospect bagpiper J. Kevin Chapman is back in the green this year. → Read More
Constable: Good news for Benedictine alum's family in Ukraine as they flee 'personal' war
Amidst the bleak events of the war in Ukraine, a Benedictine University alum sent her former professor some good news. → Read More
Constable: 'Magical' hearse also brings together the living
Most people probably only take one ride in a hearse. But two members of a family with four generations of funeral directors say they bonded during a road trip from Arkansas to Northbrook in their new hearse. → Read More
Constable: 1884 tombstone finds resting place in Northbrook, but location of remains still a mystery
An 1884 tombstone that has been in the woods of a Cook County Forest Preserve near Northbrook for decades is getting a new resting place. The whereabouts of the deceased are not known for certain. → Read More
Constable: Looking for hope not as sporting as it used to be
ith the bleak news of the world, I used to look to baseball's Opening Day as the beacon of hope. That's no longer an option. → Read More
Constable: Remember when Social Security numbers were used on college ID cards?
Looking through a file of old photographs to use with a column, I am drawn to one of the subject's college ID card from the 1980s. The photo is great, but I don't use it because his Social Security number is prominently displayed on the front. → Read More
Constable: This month's big events are winding down, but here's some news you might have missed
The Super Bowl is history. Valentine's Day is over. The Olympics are winding down. But there are some stories you might have missed, like gains for women during the Olympics, pot for dogs, rom-coms in Illinois and Chicago's oh-so-close winning Olympics bid. → Read More
Constable: 'An open mind, and an open heart'
They met on the day he moved into The Fountains at Crystal Lake senior living community. They'll celebrate Valentine's Day as newlyweds. → Read More
Constable: Snow shovelers hit the wall like marathoners do, but we keep going, too
I feel about inches of snow the way runners feel about marathon miles. After 4 inches, I've barely worked up a sweat. At the 10-inch mark, I hit the wall. I get my second wind about 15 inches and that gives me the boost that makes me realize that I probably could do 26. → Read More
Constable: Proof elusive, but local UFO activists push for open minds
One group's plan to build a welcome center to encourage extraterrestrials to visit Earth doesn't seem necessary to Mary Kerfoot of Schaumburg. She says she's been interacting with aliens for decades. → Read More
Constable: Karate instructor for all ages still among world's best
In her Lake Zurich studio, Linda Donner teaches martial arts, fitness and self-defense to students as young as 3 and as old as octogenarians. But she also just brought home a bronze medal from an international competition. → Read More
Arlington Park's Dick Duchossois dead at age 100
Charismatic billionaire Richard "Dick" Duchossois -- the heart and soul of Arlington Park -- died Friday at age 100 in his home in Barrington Hills. → Read More
Constable: Immigration activists push ICE to #FreeThemAll
A federal court ruling means the end to the housing of immigrants detained by ICE at the McHenry County Correctional Facility in Woodstock. While ICE could transfer those immigrants to jails in other states, local activists are calling for ICE to #FreeThemAll. → Read More
Longtime newspaper director Jack Pittas built business and family ties
Jack Pittas, who helped lead Paddock Publications through myriad changes over 45 years, has died. → Read More