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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...
Former Lake County Sheriff Gary Del Re dies at 69

By Lee Filas
Oct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Former Lake County Sheriff Gary Del Re was regarded as a great cop, a law enforcement innovator, and a loving father and grandfather. Del Re, 69, was found dead at his ...
Leicester City owner Vichai succeeded in soccer and business

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA
Oct 28, 2018 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Thai billionaire and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in a parking lot next to the soccer club's stadiu...
Cot Campbell, who innovated horse racing ownership, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 28, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell, the South Carolina horseman who pioneered shared ownership of race horses and was an advocate for the American racing thorough...
Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthday

By Mick Zawislak
Oct 28, 2018 1:00 am - The struggle began years ago, when Robert "Bobby" Warren Hines Jr. was introduced to pain pills while in high school. It ended Tuesday - his 30th birthday - when Hines d...
Author Ntozake Shange of 'For Colored Girls' fame has died

By MARK KENNEDY
Oct 27, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play "For Colored Girls Who Have Consider...
Ex-Wimbledon junior champion Todd Reid dies at age 34

The Associated Press
Oct 26, 2018 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tennis Australia has confirmed 2002 Wimbledon junior singles champion Todd Reid has died. He was 34. Australian media reported Friday that Re...
Country bluesman, hit songwriter Tony Joe White dies

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Oct 25, 2018 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A record label representative says Tony Joe White, the country bluesman and hit songwriter behind such successes as "Polk Salad Annie" and "Rainy...
James Karen, 'Mr. Teague' of 'Poltergeist,' is dead at 94

By HILLEL ITALIE
Oct 25, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Karen, a prolific and beloved character actor whose hundreds of credits included memorable appearances in "Poltergeist" and "The Return of the Livi...
Tony Hoagland, witty, prize-winning poet, dead at 64

The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Hoagland, a prize-winning poet admired for his candor and sharp, off-beat humor, has died at age 64. Jeff Shotts, executive editor of Graywolf Press...

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