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Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Apr 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience o...
'Dancing With the Stars' judge Len Goodman dies at 78

Associated Press
Apr 24, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on "Dancing with the Stars" and "Strictly Come Dancing" who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the At...
Hot dogs were in his DNA: Vienna Beef boss Eisenberg dies at 92

By Mitch Dudek Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - James Eisenberg was a champion of the Chicago hot dog. As the head of Vienna Beef, he'd take his late wife Elin to eat at a nice restaurant downtown, but both always sav...
Gacy prosecutor Robert Egan dies at 74

Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Egan's wife, Tracy, remembers her husband as a gifted storyteller, though she said he rarely spared the gory details, even at the dinner table. After decades work...
Al Jaffee, Mad magazine cartoonist who created Fold-In and 'Snappy Answers,' dead at 102

By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Sn...
Michael Lerner, 'Barton Fink' Oscar nominee, dies at 81

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick...
CEO of flag-making company had passion to save, grow family business

By Susan Sarkauskas
Apr 03, 2023 1:00 am - In 1990, widow Janice Christiansen had a tough choice to make. Should she take over leading a family-run, foundering flag-making company? Or should she liquidate it, as ...
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championsh...
Actor Lance Reddick dies at 60

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including "The Wire," "Fringe" and th...
Arlington Heights author who became known nationally as the 'angel lady' dies

By Christopher Placek
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights author who rose to national fame and became known as the "angel lady" for her books about angels and miracles has died. Joan Marie Wester Anderson, ...

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