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Former auto dealer Douglas Rockenbach has died

By Russell Lissau
Aug 08, 2021 1:00 am - A World War II veteran who went on to run a prominent suburban auto dealership that bore his family's name has died. Douglas A. Rockenbach, 96, of Grayslake, died Aug. 4...
Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70

By The Associated Press
Aug 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dennis 'œDee Tee'ť Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang known for such hits as 'œCelebration'ť and 'œGet Down On ...
Former Harper College professor who ran against Phil Crane dies at 84

By Eileen O. Daday
Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - Against all odds, Elizabeth Hull of Palatine ran for Congress against the longtime Republican incumbent, Phil Crane, in 1996. Though Crane had represented the 8th Congre...
Retired marine whose troops planted US flag on Iwo Jima dies

The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2021 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dave Severance, the Marine company commander whose troops planted the American flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, a moment captured in one of the mos...
The Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, interfaith leader, dies at 78

Associated Press
Aug 06, 2021 7:00 am - The Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, who came to the United States as a childhood refugee from war-torn Poland and later became a leader in cross-church cooperation and the first...
J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in '70s, dies at 71

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, has died. He was...
Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizatio...
Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golf star, dies at 74

The Associated Press
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Jocelyne Bourassa, a star Canadian golfer and the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1972, has died. She was 74. Her death was announced Thursday by Golf C...
'Flower Drum Song' and screen star Alvin Ing dies at 89

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor and singer Alvin Ing, known for roles on Broadway and on tour in 'œPacific Overtures'ť and 'œFlower Drum Song'ť as well as in films such as "The Ga...
Pioneering WMAQ cameraman dies at 88

Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - When Billy Jennings was a young news photographer at WMAQ-TV, it hit him: He'd landed a big job in a big market with big on-air talent. He started to pace the newsroom f...

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