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Memorial service set for Wheaton native who helped sick kids in Africa

By Lauren Rohr
Nov 11, 2018 12:00 am - A memorial service has been set for 25-year-old former Wheaton resident Meghan Liddy, who died of complications from malaria after spending the past five years working o...
Arlington Heights advocate for those with cerebral palsy has died

By James Kane
Nov 09, 2018 12:00 am - After Jim Moser's grandson, Ben Gancayco, spent four years going from northwest suburban Crystal Lake to southwest suburban Countryside to obtain intensive treatment for...
Francis Lai, Oscar-winning 'Love Story' composer, dies at 86

By THOMAS ADAMSON
Nov 08, 2018 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French composer Francis Lai, who won an Oscar for the iconic "Love Story" soundtrack, has died, France's Culture Ministry said Thursday. He was 86. Nice May...
Romanian ex-prison chief who tortured inmates dies in jail

By ALISON MUTLER
Nov 05, 2018 6:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Alexandru Visinescu, a Romanian communist-era prison guard serving a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity, died Monday in prison at 93,...
Shareholder activist Evelyn Y. Davis dies at 89

By The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The brash shareholder activist Evelyn Y. Davis, who owned stock in more than 80 public companies and rarely failed to make her presence known at corpor...
Swiss downhill skier Barandun dies in paragliding accident

The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2018 6:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Gian Luca Barandun, a World Cup downhill skier from Switzerland, has died in a paragliding accident. He was 24. The Swiss ski federation said Ba...
Vikings: Pro Bowl fullback Bill 'Boom Boom' Brown dies at 80

The Associated Press
Nov 04, 2018 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bill Brown, the Minnesota Vikings fullback who was a four-time Pro Bowl pick in 14 seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 80. The Viking...
Jeremy Heywood, who ran Britain's civil service, dies at 56

The Associated Press
Nov 04, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jeremy Heywood, a powerful government adviser who ran Britain's civil service until illness forced him to step down, has died of cancer, the government sai...
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49

By ANDREW DALTON
Nov 03, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a prolific player who provided his jazz sound to records across a vast range of styles and won two Grammys, has died at age 49...
Longtime leader of ACLU's Southern California chapter dies

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ramona Ripston, a longtime activist who built up the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California into a major organization, has died. She wa...

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