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Alberto Culver founder, horse breeder Lavin dies at 97

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2017 7:00 am - RIVER FOREST - Leonard Lavin, who built a small beauty supply firm into the billion-dollar Alberto Culver company and owned a successful horse breeding, training and rac...
Correction: Obit-Disney Imagineer story

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story July 28 about the death of Disney "Imagineer" Martin Sklar, The Associated Press omitted the name of one of his children, Leslie Sklar, amo...
Robert Hardy, Cornelius Fudge in 'Harry Potter', dies at 91

By JILL LAWLESS
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Robert Hardy, a veteran British stage and screen actor who played Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in the "Harry Potter" movies, has died. He was 91. His...
Former NASCAR team owner Harry Scott Jr. dies at 51

By The Associated Press
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - Former NASCAR team owner Harry Scott Jr. has died at 51. His family says in statement he died Wednesday but details were not disclosed. The family on Thursday described ...
Wake Forest scoring leader Dickie Hemric dies at 83

The Associated Press
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Dickie Hemric, the leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history, has died. He was 83. School spokesman Steve Kirkland said family membe...
Schaumburg mourns retired zoning board chairman

By Eric Peterson
Aug 03, 2017 1:00 am - Former colleagues are mourning retired Schaumburg zoning board chairman Fred Dietrich, whom they say influenced their own public service and the village's development in...
Ken Wilkinson, Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot, dies at 99

By JILL LAWLESS
Aug 02, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ken Wilkinson, one of the last survivors of "The Few" - the band of pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain - has died. He was 99. The Battle of Britain M...
Ara Parseghian remembered by coaches, former players

By The Associated Press
Aug 02, 2017 7:00 am - Reaction from around college football on the death Wednesday of Ara Parseghian, who won two national titles at Notre Dame and also coached at Northwestern and Miami Univ...
Former Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian dies at 94

By RALPH D. RUSSO
Aug 02, 2017 7:00 am - Ara Parseghian reached the pinnacle of his profession at Notre Dame and endured the most painful personal losses as a father and grandfather. He walked away from coachin...
Former Florida, NFL QB John Reaves found dead at age 67

The Associated Press
Aug 02, 2017 7:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Former Florida and NFL quarterback John Reaves, who finished his college career as the NCAA's all-time leading passer and later struggled with drug an...

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