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Ruth Strauss dies in Australia at age 46

The Associated Press
Dec 29, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ruth Strauss, the wife of former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, has died following a battle with lung cancer. She was 46. The England and Wales Cr...
Veterans advocate, parade organizer, Naperville's Jelinek put everything into his work

By Marie Wilson
Dec 29, 2018 12:00 am - As a Navy veteran, a firefighter, a father and a community volunteer, in everything he did, Terrence "Terry" Jelinek was committed. Jelinek, a Naperville native who ret...
Report: Actor Frank Adonis, known for 'Goodfellas,' has died

The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2018 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Frank Adonis, an actor best known for his roles in Martin Scorsese films including "Goodfellas," ''Raging Bull" and "Casino," has died. He was 83. His w...
Former Arsenal chairman Hill-Wood dies at age 82

The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Peter Hill-Wood, the chairman of Arsenal for 31 years who presided over the English club's title-winning eras of George Graham and Arsene Wenger, has died....
Federalist writer, Fox News guest Bre Payton dies at 26

The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2018 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Bre Payton, a writer for the conservative news site The Federalist and a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel and other media outlets, died suddenly F...
Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79

By JOSEF FEDERMAN
Dec 28, 2018 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country's most widely acclaimed writers and a pre-eminent voice in its embattled peace movement, died on Friday after...
Bill Baillie, holder of obscure running records, dead at 84

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2018 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand athlete William "Bill" Baillie, who once held world records in the now obscure 20,000-meter and one-hour running events, has d...
Nation's oldest World War II vet dies in Texas at age 112

By PAUL J. WEBER
Dec 27, 2018 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday in Texas, a f...
'Brian Beam made the world a better place': Elk Grove college student dies of cancer

By Russell Lissau
Dec 27, 2018 12:00 am - This story was amended to correct the days of the visitation and funeral. A 20-year-old Elk Grove Village resident who died of a rare and aggressive type of brain c...
Art historian Sister Wendy Beckett has died. She was 88

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Sister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and critic who rose to prominence on TV late in life, has died. She was 88. The Carmelite Monastery of Quidenham sai...

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