Obituaries
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'Ragtime' author; theater legend; 'Archie' cartoonistJul 25, 2015 1:00 am - • Few minds were as playful and as serious as E.L. Doctorow's. Conjurer of old-time gangsters and ragtime stars. Commentator on wars and presidents and the laws of the l...
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Mother mourns daughter who died in Texas jail at Lisle funeralJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Three weeks ago, a mother and her daughter made peace. "We had had a strained relationship here and there over the years, and it was getting back together," Sandra Bland...
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Charismatic force in community journalism dies at 95Jul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Marianne Scott, a charismatic and creative force in the community journalism of the Northwest suburbs from the 1950s through the early '80s, died peacefully at her Palat...
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American author, essayist E.L. Doctorow diesJul 21, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Writer E.L. Doctorow, who wryly reimagined the American experience in such novels as “Ragtime” and “The March” and applied its lessons to the past and future ...
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Notable deaths last week: Nintendo president, physicistJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - • Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata, who led the Japanese gamemaker back to ascendancy in the early 2000s with the Wii console, has died. He was 55. Iwata passed away ...
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Services for Ted MunoJul 16, 2015 1:00 am - Services for longtime Mundelein resident Edward N. "Ted" Muno, 73, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at Santa Maria del Popolo Church, 116 N. Lake St., Mundelein. Vi...
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Longtime Judson professor remembered for love of studentsJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Ted Hsieh's extraordinary love for his students coupled with his passion for teaching made him a favorite at Judson University. The longtime Judson psychology professor ...
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Memorial planned for 2012 Libertyville High alumJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - A Libertyville man who died in California earlier this month will be memorialized here Sunday. Cameron R. Gillen, 21, was a 2012 Libertyville High graduate who later att...
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Notable deaths last weekJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - • Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin ...
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St. Charles teacher remembered for his faith, energyJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Even if you didn't know Bob Fraser Jr., just listening to the stories told about him at his memorial service Friday made you wish you had. There were nearly as many smi...