Obituaries
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Arlington Heights author who became known nationally as the 'angel lady' diesMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights author who rose to national fame and became known as the "angel lady" for her books about angels and miracles has died. Joan Marie Wester Anderson, ...
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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife...
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Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, dies at 61Mar 03, 2023 12:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. - Tom Sizemore, the "Saving Private Ryan" actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, di...
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Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89
Mar 02, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a cen...
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Char Kozak of Schaumburg dies 82 days after husbandFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Char Kozak, wife of late Schaumburg village trustee Frank Kozak, passed away last week at the age of 80, only 82 days after her husband. Both were deeply involved in the...
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78
Feb 19, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Ord...
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Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
Feb 16, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and h...
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Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
Feb 15, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film "One Million Years B.C." would propel her to international sex symbol status ...
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Carol Stream Police Department mourns 16-year veteranFeb 13, 2023 12:00 am - The Carol Stream Police Department is mourning the death of a veteran officer. The department announced Dan Stafiej's death in a social media post Monday. He had been a...
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De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove dead at 54
Feb 13, 2023 12:00 am - David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. His representative...