Obituaries
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Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Inamori dies at 90
Aug 30, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Kazuo Inamori, founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a philanthropist singing the virtues of fairness and hard work, ha...
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'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32
Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in "Triangle of Sadness," which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival,...
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered breakup of Soviet Union, dead at 91
Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the stat...
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Kane County judge remembered for kindness from bench, devotion to childrenAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County Associate Judge William Parkhurst is being remembered fondly for the fairness and kindness he showed to the people who appeared before him in court, and for ...
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Former Dundee-Crown guidance counselor remembered for his service to othersAug 29, 2022 1:00 am - A longtime Carpentersville resident, former village trustee and counselor at Dundee-Crown High School is being remembered for his love of family and dedication to the co...
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Roland Mesnier, pastry chef for five presidents, dies at 78
Aug 27, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Roland Mesnier, who created often-magical desserts for five presidents and their guests as White House executive pastry chef, has died at age 78. His d...
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Bob LuPone, who helped lead MCC Theater, has died at 76
Aug 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bob LuPone, who as an actor earned a Tony Award nomination in the original run of 'œA Chorus Line'ť and played Tony Soprano's family physician, and also ...
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Autopsy confirms Naomi Judd's cause of death
Aug 26, 2022 1:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An autopsy report in the death of country singer Naomi Judd that was obtained Friday by The Associated Press confirmed what family members have alread...
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Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies in Australia at 78
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Legendary Vietnam War photographer, writer and counter-culture documenter Tim Page died Wednesday at his Australian home. He was 78 years old....
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Belgian cyclist Vanspringel, Mr. Bordeaux-Paris, dies at 79
Aug 25, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian cyclist Herman Vanspringel, who lost the 1968 Tour de France on the final day and became famously known as Monsieur Bordeaux-Paris for winning th...