Obituaries
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Cardinal George public services next week; burial to be in Des PlainesApr 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Archdiocese said Friday that public services for Cardinal George will be held next week at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. Public visitations will be...
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Cardinal Francis George, blunt and beloved defender of doctrine, dies at 78Apr 17, 2015 1:00 am - Cardinal Francis George, a vigorous defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who played a key role in the church's response to the clergy sex abuse scandal and led the U.S. ...
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Naperville's Jack McCambridge remembered for positive personalityApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - John E. "Jack" McCambridge was a happy-go-lucky guy who said "hi" to strangers and could brighten anyone's day. The longtime Naperville resident, who died Friday at age...
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Crowd gathers to mourn Walter Scott at S.C. funeralApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - A crowd gathered in Summerville, South Carolina on Saturday for the funeral of Walter Scott - the black driver who was fatally shot by a North Charle...
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Notable deaths last weekApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - • Stan Freberg, the spirited comic genius who lampooned American history in his landmark recordings "The United States of America" and was hailed as the father of the fu...
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'L.A. Law' star Richard Dysart dies at 86Apr 09, 2015 4:13 pm - LOS ANGELES - Richard Dysart, a veteran stage and screen actor who played senior partner Leland McKenzie in the long-running TV courtroom drama "L.A. Law," has died afte...
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Kolssak remembered as 'fixture' in WheelingApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Lou Kolssak ran his funeral home in Wheeling like a stage, where families told a story. It had to be a comfortable, inviting and immaculate place, but also personal. S...
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Notable deaths last weekApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - • The former drummer and a founding member of the Southern hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Burns Jr., died late Friday in a single-vehicle crash in Georgia, police...
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South Elgin boys tennis coach Bruno dies of heart attackApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - South Elgin High School boys tennis coach Michael Bruno died late Friday night of an apparent heart attack. "I got a call from his brother right around midnight that Mic...
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Longtime Batavia educator Sam Rotolo diesMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - Sam Rotolo believed strongly that nobody, not even a teacher, should try to take away a child's dignity. Even when that child had to face discipline for breaking a rule ...