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Bob Elliott, of comic duo Bob and Ray, dies at 92

By DAVID SHARP
Feb 03, 2016 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Bob Elliott, half of the enduring television and radio comedy team Bob and Ray, has died, He was 92. Elliott, father of actor-comedian Chris Ellio...
Mary Fiumara, mother from classic Prince pasta TV ad, dies

The Associated Press
Feb 03, 2016 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Mary Fiumara, best known as the mother who called for her son to come home for dinner in a classic Prince pasta television commercial of the 1960s, has die...
District 96 board member, Buffalo Grove volunteer dies of cancer

By Melissa Silverberg
Feb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Lauren Gordon, a longtime volunteer in Buffalo Grove and a Kildeer-Countryside District 96 school board member, died Tuesday. Gordon, 55, had been battling breast cancer...
Barrington native became internationally acclaimed glass artist

By Eileen O. Daday
Feb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Renowned blown glass creator was an ambassador of the medium
Signe Anderson, original Airplane singer, dead at 74

By HILLEL ITALIE
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Signe Toly Anderson, a vocalist and original member of the Jefferson Airplane who left the band after its first record and was replaced by Grace Slick, h...
Academy Award-nominated UK actor Frank Finlay dies at 89

The Associated Press
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British actor Frank Finlay, who was Academy Award-nominated for his work alongside Laurence Olivier in "Othello," has died aged 89. Finlay's family said he...
3-star chef Benoit Violier found dead in apparent suicide

By PHILIPPE SOTTO
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Chef Benoit Violier, whose 3-star restaurant in western Switzerland with its game specialties recently topped a list of the world's best, has been found dea...
Paul Aiken, director of Authors Guild, dies at 56

The Associated Press
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Aiken, the executive director of the Authors Guild who served for nearly 20 years as it confronted such digital age issues as copyright, e-book roya...
Terry Wogan, beloved BBC presenter, dies at 77

By JILL LAWLESS
Jan 31, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Terry Wogan, whose warm Irish brogue and sly, gentle humor made him a star of British television and radio for decades, has died. He was 77. Wogan died Sun...
Former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores dies at 56

By MARCOS ALEMAN
Jan 31, 2016 6:00 am - SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores, whose five years in power were tarnished by accusations of corruption and elitism, died Sa...

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