Obituaries
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Founder of Des Plaines company diesSep 23, 2014 1:00 am - Clarence Schawk, the founder and chairman of SGK, Inc., a global brand development company based in Des Plaines, has died. Schawk passed away Sept. 20. He was 88. A form...
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Eric Lynch, Howard Stern's diminutive foil, diesSep 22, 2014 7:31 am - LOS ANGELES - Eric "The Actor" Lynch, whose fear of werewolves, love of professional wrestling and angry, often foul-mouthed rants endeared him to fans of Howard Stern's...
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Polly Bergen, versatile actress, singer dies at 84Sep 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen, who in a long career played the terrorized wife in the original "Cape Fear" and the first woman president in "Ki...
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Ohio creator of Slush Puppies dead at age 74Sep 19, 2014 1:01 am - CINCINNATI - Will Radcliff, who built a multimillion-dollar global business from flavored, icy Slush Puppie drinks, has died in Cincinnati. He was 74. His daughter DeeA...
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Frank Torre dies at 82Sep 13, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Former World Series star Frank Torre, who helped put little brother Joe on a path that led to the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 82. The Major League Baseball...
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Falling tree in Northfield kills Chicago actressSep 13, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: Story has been updated to correct the spelling of Joe Foust's name. A veteran actress in TV shows and stage productions across the area, Molly Glynn ...
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Notable deaths last weekSep 13, 2014 1:00 am - • Frank Torre, the World Series star who helped put little brother Joe on a path that led to the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 82. Torre played seven seasons in the maj...
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Roy Leonard's son: He was kind in private as well as public lifeSep 12, 2014 5:30 am - Editor's note: This remembrance of famed WGN radio personality Roy Leonard, 83, who died Sept. 4, was written for the Daily Herald by one of his six sons, Kyle Leonard. ...
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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies at 88Sep 11, 2014 11:00 pm - DUBLIN (AP) — The Rev. Ian Paisley, the divisive Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a...
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British actor Donald Sinden dies at 90Sep 11, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON (AP) — British actor Donald Sinden, known for his rich voice and varied roles, died Friday at his home in Kent, southern England, of prostate cancer, his son s...