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Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies

By KELVIN CHAN
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - As German tanks encircled the Polish town of Katowice, rookie British newspaper reporter Clare Hollingworth picked up the phone and dialed the British E...
Paralyzed New York detective who became voice for peace dies

By COLLEEN LONG
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York Police Department Detective Steven McDonald, who was paralyzed by a teenage gunman's bullet in 1986 but publicly forgave the shooter and became ...
Roman Herzog, Germany's president in the 1990s, dies at 82

By GEIR MOULSON
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Roman Herzog, who as president pressed Germany to embrace economic reform in the 1990s and also stressed the importance of remembering the Nazi Holocaust, ...
Alice Terrill, Daily Herald's longtime 'Just Dogs' columnist, dies at 99

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Alice Terrill of Buffalo Grove loved dogs, and people in the community remember her "Just Dogs" weekly column that ran for decades in the Daily Herald. But that's not wh...
Former Wauconda firefighter dies after falling into Arizona canyon

By Russell Lissau
Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A former part-time Wauconda firefighter has died in central Arizona. Micah Austin, 43, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, died while riding in the Salt River Canyon. Gila Count...
Former track co-owner who organized 'Miracle Million' dies at 78

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A former co-owner of Arlington Park credited with pulling off the "Miracle Million" after a devastating fire in 1985 has died. Figures throughout the horse racing indust...
Former MLB pitcher, pitching coach Jackie Brown dies

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Former major league pitcher and pitching coach Jackie Brown has died. He was 73. Brown pitched and coached for the Texas Rangers, who said Brown ...
Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman dies in UK at age 91

By VANESSA GERA
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most prominent and prolific European sociologists of recent decades, has died at the age of 91. The Polish-born left-win...
Buddy Bregman, arranger and producer, dead at age 86

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Buddy Bregman, an accomplished arranger, producer and filmmaker whose credits ranged from albums by Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby to directing dozen...
Roberto Cabanas, who played for Cosmos, Paraguay, dies at 55

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Roberto Cabanas, who was a top striker for various clubs and Paraguay, died on Monday in the capital Asuncion. He was 55. Valerio Cabanas, the ...

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