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James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85

By BETH HARRIS
Jun 19, 2026 5:50 pm - James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” died Friday. He was 85.
‘The best of us’: Longtime Des Plaines Public Library board leader and LGBTQ advocate dies

By Russell Lissau
Jun 18, 2026 2:14 pm - Longtime Des Plaines Public Library board President Gregory Sarlo has died.
Grayslake woman identified as bicyclist fatally struck by freight train

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 14, 2026 11:10 am - A 60-year-old Grayslake woman has been identified as the bicyclist fatally struck by a freight train in the village last week.
David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88

By JILL LAWLESS
Jun 13, 2026 12:53 pm - David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88.
Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies

Jun 07, 2026 3:09 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women's rights was spoiled at the end of his c...
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75

By MARIA SHERMAN
Jun 03, 2026 6:33 am - Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle from “Aladdin," has died. He was 75.
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86

By STEVEN SLOAN
May 20, 2026 4:02 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms ...
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86

By STEVEN SLOAN
May 20, 2026 11:36 am - WASHINGTON — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to th...
Sam ‘Cheezborger’ Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

By Mitch Dudek
May 15, 2026 10:11 pm - Sam Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, died Friday from natural causes at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. He was 91.
Schaumburg Library mourns former trustee Robert Lyons, who served 44 years on board

By Eric Peterson
May 11, 2026 12:36 pm - Former Schaumburg Township District Library Trustee Robert Lyons is being mourned by longtime colleagues following his death Thursday at the age of 87.

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