Obituaries
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Images: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 1927-2022Dec 31, 2022 12:00 am - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. ...
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Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95
Dec 31, 2022 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the fir...
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Remembering those we've lost: Notable deaths in the Fox Valley and DuPage County in 2022Dec 30, 2022 5:00 am - As we look forward to the promise of 2023, we remember those we've lost this year in the Fox Valley and DuPage County areas. Educators, community and business leaders, ...
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Images: Barbara Walters through the yearsDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - Legendary newscaster Barbara Walters died Friday at age 93. Her career in television spanned more than 50 years. ...
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Barbara Walters, a superstar and pioneer in TV news, dies
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Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81
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Pelé, Brazil's mighty king of 'beautiful game,' has diedDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - SAO PAULO - Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday....
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Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies
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Michael Kennedy, former Wilmette deputy chief, diesDec 20, 2022 10:00 pm - Michael M. Kennedy of Wilmette, a former deputy chief with the Wilmette Police Department, died Dec. 14. Kennedy joined the Wilmette department in 1966 and served there ...
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'She never lost her sense of wonder': Longtime schoolteacher, Elgin museum educator Marge Fox diesDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - Friends and family say Marge Fox was an itinerant teacher who never lost her sense of wonder about the world. "Wherever we went, she was teaching," her daughter Brenda F...