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Wheaton native 'made the world a little bit better for everyone'

By Jake Griffin
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - From the moment Meghan Liddy set foot in Africa nearly eight years ago, her heart found its home. "She struggled more when she would leave Africa than I did when she fir...
Raymond Chow, film producer behind Bruce Lee, dies at age 91

The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2018 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Legendary Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow, who introduced the world to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and even brought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...
'She shined a spotlight on suburban moms and dads': Daily Herald's first women's editor dies at 92.

By Eileen O. Daday
Nov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Lois Seiler was hired as the Daily Herald's first women's editor in the late 1940s and went on to create the "Cook of the Week" column, showcasing suburban cooks and the...
Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey dies at 80

By JANIE McCAULEY
Nov 01, 2018 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed "Stretch" for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80. The San...
Paul Zimmerman, longtime NFL writer, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Nov 01, 2018 7:00 am - NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Paul Zimmerman, the longtime Sports Illustrated NFL writer known as "Dr. Z" for his analytical approach, died Thursday. He was 86. NBC Sports fo...
Former Seattle Seahawks coach Jack Patera dies at 85

The Associated Press
Oct 31, 2018 7:00 am - RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Jack Patera, the first head coach in the history of the Seattle Seahawks, has died at age 85. Patera died on Wednesday, the team said. The cause of ...
Former Geneva Mayor Richard Lindholm dies at 91

By Lauren Rohr
Oct 31, 2018 1:00 am - Next to his family, loved ones say, there's nothing former Mayor Richard Lindholm loved more than the city of Geneva. His civic involvement continued long after his time...
'Super coral' scientist dies in Hawaii at age 56

By CALEB JONES
Oct 30, 2018 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Pioneering coral reef scientist Ruth Gates, who dedicated much of her career to saving the world's fragile and deteriorating underwater reef ecosystems, ...
Hong Kong journalist, martial arts novelist Louis Cha dies

The Associated Press
Oct 30, 2018 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Louis Cha, a Hong Kong journalist and best-selling Chinese martial arts novelist, has died at age 94 after a long illness. The Hong Kong newspaper found...
Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found slain in prison at 89

By DENISE LAVOIE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Oct 30, 2018 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's mo...

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