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Longtime Elgin teacher, former Tuskegee Airman dies at 96

By Rick West
Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Friends and family say Melvin Copeland didn't talk about himself much, but he would have had plenty to say if he did. From scholarship college athlete to Tuskegee Airma...
Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96

By GISELA SALOMON
Jun 29, 2021 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America's telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television soap operas, died Tue...
Jane Barbosa remembered as 'big part of Elgin'

By Rick West
Jun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Jane Barbosa, an influential and well-known member of the Mexican and Latino community in Elgin, died June 25 at Advocate Sherman Hospital. She was 75. Born in Cerritos...
'Cops' creator Langley dies during off-road race in Mexico

By ANDREW DALTON
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Langley, who was the creator of the long-running TV series 'œCops,'ť has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said. Langley d...
Legendary big-wave surfer Greg '~Da Bull' Noll dies at 84

By JOHN ROGERS
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Greg 'œDa Bull'ť Noll, who became a surfing legend by combining a gregarious, outsized personality with the courage and skill to ride bigger, more pow...
Martyl Reinsdorf, wife of Bulls, White Sox chairman, dies

The Associated Press
Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Martyl Reinsdorf, the wife of Chicago Bulls and White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, died Monday following a lengthy illness, the teams announced. She was ...
Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91

The Associated Press
Jun 27, 2021 7:00 am - SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) - Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclea...
'Iron Man' racer, NASCAR champion Jack Ingram dies at 84

By JENNA FRYER
Jun 25, 2021 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jack Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall of Fame said Fr...
Longtime Havasupai leader was staunch advocate for his tribe

The Associated Press
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A longtime leader of the Havasupai Tribe who fought to protect its resources by lobbying against mining around the Grand Canyon and snowmaking at...
Philippine democracy scion, ex-leader Benigno Aquino dies

By JIM GOMEZ
Jun 24, 2021 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a defender of g...

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