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'It's heartbreaking': Vietnam veteran with no family, friends honored in Elgin

By Rick West
Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Not much was known about Stephen Alan Myerson, 72, when he died Sept. 11 at the Citadel Care Center in Elgin. He had been at Citadel for a handful of months, but he ment...
Groundbreaking journalist Jeannie Morris dies at age 85

The Associated Press
Dec 14, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jeannie Morris, a groundbreaking sports journalist who became the first woman to report live from a Super Bowl in 1975, has died. She was 85. Morris passe...
Gerard Houllier, former Liverpool coach, dies at 73

The Associated Press
Dec 14, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Gerard Houllier, a Frenchman who led English club Liverpool to three titles in one season following a disappointing spell as coach of France's national team...
Tony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 14, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque mo...
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

By JILL LAWLESS
Dec 13, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critic...
Jimmy Collins, former UIC coach and Illinois assistant, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 13, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jimmy Collins, who coached Illinois-Chicago to the NCAA tournament three times in 14 seasons, died Sunday morning, the school announced. He was 74. Collin...
Terry Kay, author of 'To Dance With the White Dog,' dies

The Associated Press
Dec 13, 2020 6:00 am - Terry Kay, a native of Georgia who won fans at home and abroad for his novels set in the South, has died. He was 82. His death on Saturday was announced on his Facebook ...
Bill Braithwaite, staunch advocate for Barrington communities, dies at 92

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 13, 2020 12:00 am - With its rolling hills, Barrington reminded J. William "Bill" Braithwaite of his native Connecticut, according to his wife, Dyllis. That was in 1955, when Braithwaite de...
Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 12, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Charley Pride, one of country music's first Black superstar whose rich baritone on such hits as 'œKiss an Angel Good Morning'ť helped sell millions of re...
Ex-Yankee Linz, key player in '64 harmonica flap, dies at 81

By BEN WALKER
Dec 12, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Yankees infielder Phil Linz, who knocked a Game 7 home run off Bob Gibson in the 1964 World Series but made even more noise by hitting a ...

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