Obituaries
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'Ultimate drummer': Stars react to Charlie Watts' death
Aug 24, 2021 7:00 am - The death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts drew swift reaction, including from rock '~n' roll royalty including Elton John and Paul McCartney. The word 'œgreat'ť ...
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Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
Aug 24, 2021 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre, the first former head of state to be convicted of crimes against humanity by an African court after his gover...
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Loyola Chicago basketball pioneer Jerry Harkness dies at 81
Aug 24, 2021 7:00 am - Jerry Harkness was inspired by Jackie Robinson to take up the game of basketball. He ended up becoming a civil rights trailblazer in his own right. Following a path pave...
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Former NBC News anchor, correspondent Lloyd Dobyns Jr. dies
Aug 24, 2021 7:00 am - MEBANE, N.C. (AP) - Lloyd Dobyns Jr., an award-winning NBC News correspondent who reported from places around the world and who anchored an innovative U.S. television ne...
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Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80
Aug 24, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock's greatest rhythm sections and used his 'œday job'ť t...
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Former Carpentersville police chief, village president John Skillman Jr. diesAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - From the age of 24, John Skillman Jr. dedicated his life to his community. During 64 years living in Carpentersville, Skillman was a police officer, then the police chie...
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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock's greatest rhythm sections and used his "day job" to suppo...
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'Sweet, sweet Connie' in Grand Funk Railroad hit dies at 66
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Connie Hamzy, a rock 'n' roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as 'œsweet, sweet Connie'ť in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit 'œWe're ...
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Don Everly of early rock '~n' roll Everly Brothers dies at 84
Aug 22, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock '~n' roll music, has die...
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Customers, co-workers pay tribute to longtime Libertyville mail carrierAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - Love, not tradition, was the reason behind a police-led procession of U.S. Postal Service and civilian vehicles honoring the memory of Libertyville mail carrier Marcus W...