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Veteran sports writer J.P. Pelzman dies at 57

The Associated Press
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - LYNBROOK, N.Y. (AP) - J.P. Pelzman, the sports writer who worked for Newsday, The Record, Asbury Park Press, Forbes and Rivals, has died. He was 57. The Lynbrook police ...
West Germany soccer great Uwe Seeler dies at 85

By CIARÃN FAHEY
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Uwe Seeler, who led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup final as captain of the national team, died on Thursday. He was 85. Regarded as one of Germany's bes...
Dukureh, from 'Elvis' film, found dead in Nashville home

The Associated Press
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year's movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead Thursday in a bedroom at her home in Nashvi...
Delfonics lead singer William 'Poogie' Hart dead at 77

The Associated Press
Jul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - William 'œPoogie'ť Hart, a founder of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic 'œSound of Philad...
'Larger than life': Former superintendent recalled for raising standards in Barrington schools

By Steve Zalusky
Jul 20, 2022 5:30 am - This article has been updated to reflect tthat Clyde Slocum received his master's degree and doctorate from the University of Illinois. Clyde Slocum, the former lon...
'Truly an outstanding individual': Former West Chicago mayor dies at age 97

By Scott C. Morgan
Jul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Former West Chicago Mayor Richard "Dick" Truitt is being remembered as a man who served his country in multiple ways. The World War II veteran was elected to several Wes...
Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies

By The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects,...
Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime New York Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea died Monday, the team said. He was 85. The Mets said Alicea died in his sleep at home in Florida. ...
Batavia mourning the death of longtime city worker in tree-trimming accident

By Brenda Schory Shaw Local News Network
Jul 17, 2022 1:00 am - The city of Batavia has announced the death of longtime employee John Kennedy, who died Thursday from injuries he sustained in a tree-trimming accident. "He was ... cutt...
Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station

The Associated Press
Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) - Bobby East, a three-time U.S. Auto Club national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station....

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