Obituaries
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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...
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Former Carpentersville police chief dies at 86Jul 08, 2015 1:00 am - During his time as Carpentersville police chief, Jim Klinkhamer could be found in his office on Saturday morning, a line of people waiting outside to talk with him. "He ...
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Popular suburban bandleader Vito Buffalo dies at 83Jul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Popular bandleader Vito Buffalo, whose namesake orchestra played in everything from summer festivals to weddings and ballroom dance competitions across the suburbs, has ...
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Notable deaths last weekJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - • Diana Douglas, the first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas, died Saturday in Los Angeles. She was 92. Douglas died of cancer at a motion picture indus...
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St. Charles cyclist who died on MS ride was 'one of the all-time great guys'Jun 29, 2015 1:00 am - On Monday morning, the day after one of his lifelong friends died, Joe Kresach sat and counted the number of Tour de Farms race badges he'd collected over the past 20 ye...
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Notable deaths last weekJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - From the swelling-sea songs of "Titanic" to the space symphonies of "Apollo 13" to the bagpipes of "Braveheart," James Horner's singular sound graced some of the biggest...
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Elgin police officer dies after off-duty collision with deerJun 24, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin officials observed a moment of silence at Wednesday night's city council meeting for an off-duty police officer who died after his motorcycle struck a deer late Tu...