Obituaries
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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...
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Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
Feb 09, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do...
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Frank Amato's 47-year legacy secured at Loyola AcademyFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Loyola Academy track coach for 47 years, Frank Amato saw his student-athletes' lives as a marathon, not a four-year sprint. "A winning or losing record was not my whol...
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Former longtime WGN anchor and suburban radio host Jack Taylor dies at 94Feb 05, 2023 11:15 pm - Jack Taylor, a TV news anchor in Chicago for more than 20 years who helped put WGN-TV near the top of the 10 p.m. news ratings in the 1970s, died of heart failure over t...
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'A shocking loss': College student from Libertyville found dead FridayJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - Funeral services are planned this weekend for 21-year-old Matthew Listman of Libertyville, a business student at Illinois State University whose body was found Friday ni...
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Remembering Cindy Williams and what she did besides 'Laverne & Shirley'Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - 'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
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Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for 'Money,' dies at 81
Jan 29, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Barrett Strong, one of Motown's founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company's breakthrough single "Money (That's What I Want)" a...