Obituaries
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Sridevi, Bollywood leading lady of '80s and '90s, dies at 54
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Sridevi, Bollywood's leading lady of the 1980s and '90s who redefined stardom for actresses in India, has died at age 54. The actress was described as t...
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Libertyville accountant known for his myriad volunteer effortsFeb 24, 2018 12:00 am - While he made his career in finance, lifelong Libertyville resident Joseph "Joe" Sheahan spent his life helping others through countless community organizations and char...
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Hundreds remember Jack Shales with tears, laughter and his own wordsFeb 24, 2018 12:00 am - Philanthropist and omnipresent fundraiser Jack Shales of Elgin was remembered this week as "a guy who would reach into his pocket to be the change he wanted," a Marine w...
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Nanette Fabray, star of stage, screen and TV, dies at 97
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar's comic foil and in such ...
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Correction: Obit-Billy Graham story
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) - In a story Feb. 22 about the burial of Billy Graham, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Graham will be buried at the headquarters of hi...
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Don Leahy, retired UNO and Creighton athletic director, dies
Feb 23, 2018 6:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Don Leahy, the retired athletic director at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Creighton University, has died after a long bout with cancer and o...
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The Latest: Spokesman: Graham planned own funeral carefully
Feb 22, 2018 6:00 am - MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on the death of Billy Graham (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A family spokesman says the Rev. Billy Graham carefully planned and signed off...
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Batavia teen remembered for joyful life, leadershipFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - 17-year-old's organs could help up to 170 recipients
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Rev. Billy Graham, known as 'America's Pastor,' dies at 99
Feb 21, 2018 6:00 am - MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) - The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of pr...
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Rev. Billy Graham's legacy spreads from Wheaton to the worldFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - In the beginning, the Rev. Billy Graham was a Wheaton College student who started his ministry while still in school and rapidly expanded it when he became pastor of a s...