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Harold Bloom, author of 'Anxiety of Influence,' dies at 89

By HILLEL ITALIE
Oct 14, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harold Bloom, the eminent critic and Yale professor whose seminal "The Anxiety of Influence" and melancholy regard for literature's old masters made him ...
Paul Karas had connections to many Fox Valley restaurants

By Susan Sarkauskas
Oct 14, 2019 1:00 am - If you live in the Fox Valley, there's a good chance you have eaten at a restaurant connected to Paul Karas. Maybe it was a rack of ribs at Alexander's Cafe in Elgin, pr...
First female head of Nobel's literature award body has died

The Associated Press
Oct 12, 2019 7:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Sara Danius, the first woman to lead the Swedish institution that awards the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at age 57. Her family told Swedish news ...
Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for 'Jackie Brown,' dies at 78

By LINDSEY BAHR
Oct 12, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Forster, the handsome and omnipresent character actor who got a career resurgence and Oscar nomination for playing bail bondsman Max Cherry in ...
Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
Oct 11, 2019 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago - and who nearly didn't make it back into his space ...
Barrington area couple known for their love of nature

By Eileen O. Daday
Oct 11, 2019 1:00 am - Judson Bergman and Mary Miller-Bergman loved to spend time at their Barrington-area home, nestled near Cuba Marsh amid its tall grasses, oak savannas and woodlands. Fam...
Sherwood Chillingworth, former racing executive, dies at 93

The Associated Press
Oct 09, 2019 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Sherwood C. Chillingworth, a longtime executive with the Oak Tree Racing Association who had partnerships in several stakes-winning thoroughbreds,...
AndrÃ©s Gimeno, oldest French Open champion, dies at 82

The Associated Press
Oct 09, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - AndrÃ©s Gimeno, the Spanish tennis player who became the oldest man to win the French Open in the professional era, has died. He was 82. The Spanish tennis...
Suburban engineer who had key role in early NASA success, moon landing dies

By Eileen O. Daday
Oct 09, 2019 1:00 am - A brilliant suburban engineer who helped lay the groundwork for the first manned space orbit and ultimately the moon landing has died. Paul Chung lived with his family i...
Sanders' daughter-in-law dies at 46 after cancer diagnosis

By The Associated Press
Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - The daughter-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has died, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. RainÃ¨ Riggs was 46. The Lee & Martin Funera...

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