Obituaries
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Notable deaths last weekMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - • Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, the longtime Texas Democrat who became the first House speaker in history to be driven out of office in midterm, has died at age ...
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First president of Arlington Hts. League of Women Voters 'got things done'May 05, 2015 1:00 am - Members of the League of Women Voters in Arlington Heights are mourning the death of their first president and longest registered member. Joyce Marks was the first "leag...
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Notable deaths last weekMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - • Dan Walker, a combative populist who became Illinois governor after condemning Chicago's reaction to Democratic National Convention demonstrations as "a police riot" a...
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Ex-Gov. Walker, imprisoned for illegal loans from Oak Brook S&L, diesApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker, who served 18 months in federal prison for receiving illegal loans from an Oak Brook savings and loan, died Wednesday of heart failure. ...
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Barrington Hills village clerk remembered as dedicated public servantApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Dolores Trandel, who served as Barrington Hills' village clerk from 2006 until her death earlier this month, was honored this week by village leaders who recalled her as...
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Schaumburg Park District's longest leader mournedApr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Jerry Handlon, the long-serving Schaumburg Park District executive director whose legacy lives on through many of the facilities and programs now in use, died Sunday fol...
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Former Kane County Board member, veterans' advocate diesApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - No matter the problem, Lee Barrett always was there to help, family and friends say of the former Kane County Board member. The 77-year-old from East Dundee died Saturda...
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Notable deaths last weekApr 25, 2015 1:00 am - • Former Chicago Bears linebacker Doug Buffone, whose reputation for being a passionate football player carried over into his career as a sports broadcaster, was found d...
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Catholics say final farewell to Chicago's Cardinal GeorgeApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Cardinal Francis George was remembered Thursday as a man of deep faith, intellect and compassion as Catholics said their final goodbyes to the man who led the nation's t...
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'Regular person' Cardinal George takes final resting place in Des PlainesApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Whether they knew him or not, those who gathered for Cardinal Francis George's burial at a Des Plaines cemetery Thursday afternoon say the Chicago native left a mark on ...