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Czech astronomer, cartographer Antonin Ruekl dies at 83

The Associated Press
Jul 13, 2016 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - The Prague Planetarium says Antonin Ruekl, a Czech astronomer, cartographer and author of books on astronomy, has died at age 83. The planetarium, which he...
Former Clemson guard Stitt found dead at North Carolina home

The Associated Press
Jul 13, 2016 7:00 am - CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Former Clemson point guard Demontez Stitt was found dead at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday night. Lead investigator Eric Wheeler i...
Jailed Cosa Nostra boss dies, decade after capture in Sicily

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Jul 13, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Convicted Cosa Nostra "boss of bosses" Bernardo Provenzano, who reputedly led the Mafia's powerful Corleone clan, died on Wednesday, a decade after his captu...
Marengo fire captain dies after cancer fight

By Lauren Rohr
Jul 13, 2016 1:00 am - Remembered as a selfless public servant and a friend to all, Steve Berry dedicated his life to helping others. A Marengo fire captain and a retired Elgin fire lieutenant...
William H McNeill, prize-winning world historian, dead at 98

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - William H. McNeill, the prize-winning scholar who wove the stories of civilizations worldwide into the landmark "The Rise of the West" and helped pioneer...
Correction: Obit-Knudson story

The Associated Press
Jul 12, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In a story July 11 about the death of scientist and cancer researcher Dr. Alfred G. Knudson Jr., The Associated Press misidentified a funeral home. I...
Former Indiana congressman, NYU President John Brademas dies

The Associated Press
Jul 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - John Brademas, a longtime Indiana congressman and former president of New York University, died Monday at age 89, according to the university. Brademas' ...
Memorial service planned for Mundelein orchard matriarch Marion Quig

By Russell Lissau
Jul 11, 2016 1:00 am - A memorial service will be held Thursday for Marion Quig, the former co-owner of one of Lake County's most popular apple orchards. Quig, 74, died June 16 in Reno, Nevada...
Former NY Times correspondent Sydney Schanberg dies at 82

The Associated Press
Jul 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sydney H. Schanberg, a former correspondent for The New York Times awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the genocide in Cambodia in 1975 - and wh...
Legendary Pakistani social worker Edhi dies at 88

By MUNIR AHMED
Jul 08, 2016 7:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's legendary philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who devoted his life to the poor and the destitute, died on Friday at a hospital in Karachi follo...

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