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Australian 'Star Wars' actor Peter Sumner dies at 74

The Associated Press
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Sumner, an Australian actor who had a small but memorable part as an officer on the Death Star in "Star Wars," has died at age 74, his agent con...
Heavyweight contender Alex Stewart dies at 52

By TIM DAHLBERG
Nov 22, 2016 6:00 am - Alex Stewart, a heavyweight contender who fought Mike Tyson and nearly beat George Foreman, has died. He was 52. Stewart died last week after being rushed to a hospital ...
Sugar Grove mourns former library director

By Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Beverly Holmes Hughes was Sugar Grove's Citizen of the Year in 2010 - despite living in North Aurora. The chamber of commerce and village officials wanted to honor the w...
Much-lauded Irish novelist William Trevor dies at age 88

By ROBERT BARR
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Irish novelist and playwright William Trevor, a master of short stories that often explored life's disappointments, has died at the age of 88 in his adopte...
Longtime Los Angeles sports fixture Joe Resnick dies at 62

The Associated Press
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) - Joe Resnick, a correspondent who covered Los Angeles sports for The Associated Press for more than three decades, died Sunday after a six-month str...
Big-voiced Dap-Kings soul singer Sharon Jones dies at 60

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sharon Jones, the stout powerhouse who shepherded a soul revival despite not finding stardom until middle age, has died. She was 60. Jones' representativ...
Famed Texas heart surgeon Denton Cooley died at 96

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Dr. Denton Cooley, the cardiovascular surgeon who performed some of the nation's first heart transplants and implanted the world's first artificial heart,...
Mentor Williams, 'Drift Away' songwriter, dead at 70

By MARY HUDETZ
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Mentor Williams, the award-winning songwriter behind the 1970s hit "Drift Away," which became a soulful rock n' roll anthem aired on radio stati...
Journalist and author Ruth Gruber dies in NY at age 105

By DEEPTI HAJELA
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Ruth Gruber saw a report during World War II that 1,000 Jewish refugees were being brought to the United States, she rushed straight to her job with...
Richard Lundberg, former rector at Arlington Heights church, dies at 91

By Eileen O. Daday
Nov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Rev. Richard Lundberg, who successfully led a capital campaign that changed the footprint and reach of St. Simon Episcopal Church in Arlington Heights, has died. Lun...

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