Obituaries
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Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides
Mar 29, 2024 12:44 pm - STAMFORD, Conn. — Former Vice President Al Gore and other politician dignitaries remembered the late Joe Lieberman Friday as a “mensch” who both bridged partisan politica...
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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Mar 29, 2024 8:50 am - LOS ANGELES — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He wa...
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Wheeling remembers farmer, former trustee Mike HorcherMar 22, 2024 12:39 pm - A former Wheeling trustee and patriarch of a local farming family has died. Mike Horcher — father of current Wheeling Village President Pat Horcher — died March 16. He wa...
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‘Schaumburg has lost a legend’: Eight-term mayor Al Larson dies at 85Mar 20, 2024 11:47 am - Former Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson, a visionary leader who guided the community for more than four decades as it grew into the second largest economic hub in Illinois, die...
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Mount Prospect Scouting leader remembered for commitment to youthMar 13, 2024 11:37 am - Bob Heuser was the epitome of a good Scout.The Mount Prospect resident, who died Jan. 29 at age 76 after a long illness, devoted more than half a century to Scouting, including about four decades with Boy Scouts of America Troop 23, a group he led as Scoutmaster for 14 years.
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Bobbie Saverino, ‘the first lady of Carol Stream,’ diesMar 08, 2024 2:56 pm - Roberta “Bobbie” Saverino, often called “the first lady of Carol Stream,” has died. Saverino, 80, the wife of Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino Sr., died Wednesday, March...
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Antioch artist Dennis Downes, Trail Marker Tree sculptor, diesMar 01, 2024 1:31 pm - “I was just getting to like me,” said Antioch artist and historian Dennis Downes during a 2021 interview with the Daily Herald, while addressing his 2016 Stage 4 colon ca...
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Students, colleagues bid farewell to beloved music teacherFeb 28, 2024 9:28 pm - Described as the embodiment of kindness, respect and care, Matthew David Bishop was a musician’s musician and an educator’s educator. Beloved and respected by students an...
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76
Feb 28, 2024 3:15 pm - Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76.
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Longtime NPR host Edwards dies at 76
Feb 13, 2024 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” for just shy of 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happen...