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Veteran publicist to the stars Paul Bloch dead at age 78

By The Associated Press
May 25, 2018 7:00 am - Paul Bloch, a veteran Hollywood publicist for Rogers & Cowan who counted John Travolta, Eddie Murphy and Tom Cruise among his clients in a career that spanned more than ...
Obituary: Tornado chaser wants ashes launched into a twister

The Associated Press
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri storm chaser told friends in his obituary that he wants them to launch his ashes into a tornado, adding: "That'll be fun!!!!" Jim "Mad...
Judge who took part in storied undercover Chicago probe dies

The Associated Press
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois judge who went to Chicago for a temporary assignment and ended up helping convict dozens of judges, attorneys and police officers...
Prize-winning children's author Richard Peck dies at 84

The Associated Press
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prize-winning children's author Richard Peck, who drew upon his Illinois roots for such favorites as "A Long Way from Chicago" and "A Year Down Yonder," ...
Hungarian runner and coach Laszlo Tabori dies at 86

By BETH HARRIS
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Laszlo Tabori, who in 1955 became the third man to break the four-minute barrier in the mile and later coached distance runners at the University of S...
Former Mundelein High trustee was passionate about education

By Russell Lissau
May 24, 2018 1:00 am - A former member of two Mundelein-area school boards is being remembered for her dedication to public service and her passion for education. Dawn Miller served on the Dia...
Philip Roth: a generation's defining voice

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 23, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In the self-imposed retirement of his final years, Philip Roth remained curious and removed from the world he had shocked and had shocked him in return. ...
Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 23, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of "Portnoy's Complaint" to th...
Correction: Obit-Clint Walker story

The Associated Press
May 23, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a May 22 obituary of Clint Walker, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Walker was 91 years old when he died. He was 90. A corrected vers...
American Hotel Register Co. exec Thomas Leahy dies at 73

By Mick Zawislak
May 23, 2018 1:00 am - At 6 feet, 6 inches, Thomas Leahy was a commanding presence, but his impact in the Vernon Hills area had more to do with his personality and involvement in the community...

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