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Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

By BILL BARROW, MATT BROWN and JEFF AMY
Apr 22, 2026 1:15 pm - U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.
More than a craftsman: Celebration of life for Lake Zurich fixture John Bafaloukos

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 22, 2026 12:38 pm - Family and friends will gather this weekend to remember John Bafaloukos, the well-known owner of Johnny’s Shoe Repair in downtown Lake Zurich for more than 45 years.
Don Schlitz, storied country songwriter behind such hits as ‘The Gambler,’ dies at 73

By MARIA SHERMAN
Apr 17, 2026 11:28 am - Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital. He was 73.
Friends and colleagues mourn loss of Illinois Holocaust Museum founder Sam Harris at 90

By Eric Peterson
Apr 02, 2026 3:38 pm - Samuel R. Harris of Kildeer, founder of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, died Wednesday at the age of 90.
World War II Ghost Army hero Bluestein dies at 102

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 25, 2026 2:11 pm - Bernie Bluestein, a member of the legendary Ghost Army during World War II and later a fixture on Harper College’s art scene, died Wednesday at age 102 in hospice in Wheeling, his son Keith said.
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who transformed bureau into counterterrorism force after 9/11, dies at 81

By ERIC TUCKER
Mar 21, 2026 12:58 pm - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

By JONATHAN MATTISE
Mar 20, 2026 9:21 am - Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86.
'Radiant' mother from Kentucky among 6 US service members who died in air crash in Iraq

By MARK SCOLFORO
Mar 15, 2026 3:37 pm - A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sg...
Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer of Boston after a Myspace tribute, dies at 60

By ANDREW DALTON
Mar 10, 2026 7:11 am - Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band’s original singer, died Monday at 60 after struggling for months with brain cancer, according to his children.
Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. casualty to die in Iran war

By ALLEN G. BREED and DYLAN LOVAN
Mar 09, 2026 2:16 pm - ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A Kentucky man who joined the Army straight out of high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon ...

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