Obituaries
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Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found slain in prison at 89
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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Former Lake County Sheriff Gary Del Re dies at 69Oct 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 ...
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Leicester City owner Vichai succeeded in soccer and business
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...
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Cot Campbell, who innovated horse racing ownership, dies
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...
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Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthdayOct 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...
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Author Ntozake Shange of 'For Colored Girls' fame has died
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...
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Ex-Wimbledon junior champion Todd Reid dies at age 34
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...
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Country bluesman, hit songwriter Tony Joe White dies
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...
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James Karen, 'Mr. Teague' of 'Poltergeist,' is dead at 94
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...
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Tony Hoagland, witty, prize-winning poet, dead at 64
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...