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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81

The Associated Press
Mar 13, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Charles Wuorinen, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas "Brokeback Mountain" and "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," died fr...
Zatopkova, Olympic champion and wife of Zatopek, dies at 97

By KAREL JANICEK
Mar 13, 2020 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Dana Zatopkova, an Olympic javelin champion and the wife of running great Emil Zatopek, has died. She was 97. The Czech Olympic Committee said Zatopkova di...
French-American movie director Tonie Marshall dies at 68

By THOMAS ADAMSON
Mar 12, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French-American filmmaker and actress Tonie Marshall, the only female director to ever win a Cesar award - France's equivalent of the Oscars - has died. She...
Michel Roux, legendary French chef in UK restaurants, dies

By PAN PYLAS
Mar 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Michel Roux, the French-born chef who had a profound influence on elevating Britain's dining habits, has died. He was 78. Roux and his brother, Albert, are...
War Emblem, 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, dies

The Associated Press
Mar 11, 2020 7:00 am - GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, died Wednesday at age 21. He had been at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center sinc...
Wauconda Township Trustee Steven Stiller dies following accident at home

By Russell Lissau
Mar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Steven Stiller, a Wauconda Township trustee and former Island Lake board member, is being remembered as a dedicated public servant and generous community volunteer. Stil...
Schaumburg High community mourns sudden passing of beloved teacher, soccer coach

By Eileen O. Daday
Mar 10, 2020 1:00 am - Students and faculty at Schaumburg High School grappled Tuesday with the sudden passing of popular science teacher Jason Georgacakis. Principal Tim Little announced the...
The Rev. Ronald Anglim, pastor emeritus of St. Peter in Antioch, dies at 81

Daily Herald report
Mar 10, 2020 1:00 am - The Rev. Ronald H. Anglim, pastor emeritus of St. Peter Parish in Antioch, passed away Saturday, March 7, at the age of 81, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday....
Barbara Neely, creator of black female sleuth series, dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Mar 09, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Award-winning mystery writer Barbara Neely, who created the first black female sleuth series in mainstream American publishing, died March 2 after a brie...
'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

By JAN M. OLSEN
Mar 09, 2020 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Max von Sydow, the self-described 'œshy boy'ť-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman ...

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