Obituaries
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'An indelible mark on Aurora': Fred Rodgers, tireless champion for young people, diesJan 29, 2023 12:00 am - Aurora has lost a civic icon who spent decades guiding the city's young people onto the path of success. Fred Rodgers, a fierce champion and advocate for youth, died ear...
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Actor Annie Wersching dies at 45
Jan 29, 2023 12:00 am - Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series "24" and providing the voice for Tess in the video game "The Last of Us," has died. Sh...
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Glenview's Ralph Lynch remembered as business pioneer, showman, optimistJan 24, 2023 10:00 pm - Ralph Lynch made so many parts of life in Glenview better. If anyone wanted an event or an organization to be a success, they wanted Lynch to be a part of it. "Throughou...
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'We all lost our best friend': Radio icon Lin Brehmer dies after cancer battleJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - Beloved WXRT 93.1-FM radio host and rock'n'roll poet laureate Lin Brehmer has died after battling cancer, the Chicago radio station reported Sunday. “It is with a heavy ...
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David Crosby, icon of 1960s and '70s rock 'n' roll, dies at 81Jan 19, 2023 12:00 am - David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with The Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, ...
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Weiss Ace owner remembered as a helpful hardware manJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - Perfectly illustrating the slogan of the international chain, Jon R. Weiss was the helpful hardware man for an appreciative Glenview clientele. Owner of Weiss Ace Hardwa...
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Franz Pintz, owner of Franz Jewelers, remembered as 'remarkable man'Jan 17, 2023 12:00 am - A Northbrook community staple for 56 years, Franz Pintz of Franz Jewelers died Jan. 12 of pneumonia. He was 95. Two days before going into the hospital, Pintz still stop...
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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
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Pope honors Cardinal George Pell, divisive Australian cleric
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Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78