Obituaries
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District 211 remembers former superintendent Dick Kolze who led during ‘70s and ‘80sOct 23, 2024 10:12 am - Richard “Dick” Kolze, who joined Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 in 1957 before leading it as superintendent from 1970 to 1990, has died at the age of 94.
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Mitzi Gaynor: Superstar, one-time Elgin girlOct 17, 2024 4:15 pm - Editor’s note: Actor-dancer Mitzi Gaynor died Thursday at age 93. This story was originally published on March 19, 2013. “Oh, honey,” Mitzi Gaynor told us, “it's hard to...
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Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
Oct 17, 2024 1:52 pm - Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.
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‘One of those guys you look up to’: Longtime firefighter dies at 68Oct 14, 2024 8:44 pm - Ron Houghton, a retired fire fighter and emergency medical technician who worked with the Algonquin - Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District for nearly 39 years, died Oct. 10.
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Huntley fire district mourns death of recently retired lieutenant
Oct 11, 2024 12:52 pm - A retired Huntley Fire Protection District lieutenant who worked with the department for over 20 years died Wednesday, officials report.
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Former Schaumburg village manager, park district commissioner George Longmeyer dies at 83Oct 10, 2024 2:42 pm - The Schaumburg community he served as both village manager and an elected park district commissioner is mourning the death of George Longmeyer at the age of 83 on Wednesday.
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Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died
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Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan died from an accidental drug overdose, medical examiner says
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John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for ‘Roots,’ dies at 84Oct 01, 2024 1:47 pm - John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84.
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Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83