Obituaries
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Former auto dealer Douglas Rockenbach has diedAug 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...
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Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70
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 ...
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Former Harper College professor who ran against Phil Crane dies at 84Aug 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...
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Retired marine whose troops planted US flag on Iwo Jima dies
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...
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The Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, interfaith leader, dies at 78
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...
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J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in '70s, dies at 71
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...
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Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72
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...
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Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golf star, dies at 74
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...
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'Flower Drum Song' and screen star Alvin Ing dies at 89
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...
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Pioneering WMAQ cameraman dies at 88
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...