Obituaries
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Longtime Wauconda fire board president remembered for his public serviceJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Retired police officer and longtime Wauconda Fire District board President Richard "Rich" Bilisko is being remembered as a dedicated public servant and a caring man, esp...
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Streamwood trustee dies at 65Jun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Streamwood Trustee Guy Patterson, a nine-year member of the village board, died on Sunday, village officials said Tuesday. Patterson, 65, was also a Streamwood Park Dist...
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Celebrated Indian bodybuilder Manohar Aich dies at 104
Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - KOLKATA, India (AP) - Manohar Aich, a celebrated Indian bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe, has died in the eastern city of Kolkata. He was 104. Aich's son said his fat...
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Victor Korchnoi, Soviet-born chess grandmaster, dead at 85
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'Equus' and 'Amadeus' playwright Peter Shaffer dies at 90
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Former Philadelphia Tribune president Waverly Easley dies
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My hours with Ali: He used his power to produce smilesJun 05, 2016 7:00 am - Editor’s note: Former Daily Herald sports writer Lindsey Willhite reminisces about what he learned from an extended interview with the boxing great in his later years...
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Legendary Wheaton College coach remembered for sportsmanship, faithJun 05, 2016 1:00 am - LeRoy Pfund may have been a professional baseball player for years, but his legacy as a coach and community servant is rooted in the suburbs. Pfund, a former Brooklyn Do...
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Obama says Ali shook up the world and left it better off
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The Latest: Jim Brown recalls Ali as social force, comedian