Obituaries
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Bob Baker, legendary puppeteer, dead at 90Nov 28, 2014 3:35 pm - LOS ANGELES - Bob Baker, the founder of one of America's oldest puppet theaters, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. The cause of death was kidney failure...
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Former 'Real World' cast member dies in WisconsinNov 28, 2014 3:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. — Police say a former cast member of MTV's “The Real World: New Orleans” has died in Wisconsin. Twenty-eight-year-old Ryan Knight was found unconscious an...
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Bos Johnson, longtime WSAZ-TV anchor, diesNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Longtime WSAZ-TV news anchor and director Bos Johnson has died. ...
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Longtime NHL coach Pat Quinn dies at 71Nov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Former NHL player, coach and executive Pat Quinn has died at age 71. ...
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Church members each get $500 to do good for worldNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — On a very memorable Sunday, Pastor Laura Truax surprised her congregation with a bold announcement: She was about to hand out money to everyone. ...
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Notable deaths last weekNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - • A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly versatil...
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Services set for former West Chicago alderwomanNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - A former West Chicago alderwoman and longtime Lions Club volunteer has died. Nanette "Nan" Connelly, 83, died Thursday. Connelly, who represented Ward 6 on the city coun...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse engineer a friend to allNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - James Patrick Sheehan was a fixture around the Third Municipal District Courthouse in Rolling Meadows who helped with everything from aiding visitors in finding their wa...
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Former Libertyville man dies downstateNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A man with ties to Libertyville died Saturday after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle in downstate Carbondale. Matthew L. Dierker, 33, of Carbondale, gradua...
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Crane remembered as conservative pioneerNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - So what made a self-professed union guy and knee-jerk Democrat from Chicago's Southwest Side convert to Republican politics? For Ed Murnane, now of Arlington Heights, i...