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Wauconda Orchards founder lived his 104 years fully

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Dick Breeden was an Eagle Scout, a corporate executive, a businessman, a Naval Reserve officer, an artist and a history lover. But it was as an apple grower and hands-o...
Czech glass artist Jaroslava Brychtova dies at 95

The Associated Press
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jaroslava Brychtova, a Czech glass artist whose sculptures and other works created together with her late husband Stanislav Libensky won international reco...
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

By MICHAEL WARREN
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in 'œAngel from Montgomery,'ť 'œSam Stone,'ť 'œHel...
7 Essential tracks from John Prine, folk music's Mark Twain

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing. His songs -- compassionate, funny...
'Full House,' Broadway producer Thomas Miller dies at 79

By LYNN ELBER
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thomas L. Miller, who produced a string of hit TV comedies included 'œFull House'ť and 'œPerfect Strangers'ť before beginning a new chapter as a Broad...
Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton scandal, dies at 70

Associated Press
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Linda Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died ...
Allen Garfield, elite '70s character actor, dies at 80

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Allen Garfield, the veteran character actor who was a vital player in classic 1970s films like 'œThe Conversation'ť and 'œNashville,'ť has died. He was 8...
Girl who inspired Charlotte's Web marijuana oil dies

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A girl with a rare form of epilepsy whose recovery inspired the name of a medical marijuana oil that drew families of children with similar health problems...
Anthony Jachec, manager of Honey Hill Beach in Wauconda, dies at 90

By Russell Lissau
Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - For longtime Wauconda resident Anthony W. Jachec, the beach his family once owned and operated on the western shore of Bangs Lake wasn't just a business. Honey Hill Beac...
COVID-19 death of wildlife center veterinarian 'such a huge loss'

By John Leusch
Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Countless animal lovers from around the Chicago area, along with family and friends, have been mourning the loss of Dr. Peter Sakas, a veterinarian who played a major ro...

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