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Buffalo Grove mourns dedicated advocate for people with disabilities

By Steve Zalusky
Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - For more than two decades, Rick Kahen served as a dedicated advocate for fellow Buffalo Grove residents with special challenges as chairman of the village's Commission f...
Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald 'Khalis' Bell dies at 68

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ronald 'œKhalis'ť Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin ...
Mandela's lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela's personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family said Wednesday. He died peacefully at his home...
Art dealer whose treasure sent hunters scouring US West dies

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2020 7:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Antiquities dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who gained fame after hiding a treasure chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables that drove h...
Grammy-nominated composer William Pursell dies at age 94

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - William 'œBill'ť Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, ha...
Former Austria soccer coach Alfred Riedl dies at 70

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2020 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Alfred Riedl, who coached the Austrian national soccer team before working with teams from around the world, has died. He was 70. The Austrian soccer feder...
WhirlyBall's Chicago-area founder remembered for bringing joy

By Dave Oberhelman
Sep 08, 2020 1:00 am - As Sam Elias lay in his hospital bed receiving treatment, two attending physicians entered the room and noticed the WhirlyBall shirt he was wearing. Why the shirt? they ...
Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson passes away at age 91

The Associated Press
Sep 07, 2020 7:00 am - UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) - Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson, who called Washington State football for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 91. Washingto...
Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82

The Associated Press
Sep 07, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie 'œClosely Watched Trains'ť won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82. Men...
Dwight Anderson, former Kentucky and USC hoops player, dies

The Associated Press
Sep 07, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dwight Anderson, who earned the nickname 'œThe Blur'ť because of his speed on the court playing basketball at Kentucky and Southern California, has di...

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