Obituaries
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Skowron was familiar face around SchaumburgApr 27, 2012 9:18 pm - When Pete Justen moved into the Spring Cove subdivision of Schaumburg in 1968, his neighbor across the street was none other than Moose Skowron, the former first baseman...
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Former Daily Herald columnist Bill Granger diesApr 22, 2012 11:00 pm - For Bill Granger, life was a collection of stories that needed telling. Whether he was writing a thoughtful Sunday magazine piece, penning one of his 28 books, critiquin...
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Dick Clark made Prospect High grad 'feel like a big guy'Apr 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Dick Clark was a man who remembered your name. Clark presumably shook thousands of hands over the years, but when Jimy Sohns saw him on set of American Bandstand nearl...
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'World's oldest teenager' Dick Clark dead at 82Apr 18, 2012 3:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and producer who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand" and rang in the New Y...
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Founder of iconic Route 66 eatery in central Illinois diesApr 13, 2012 10:02 pm - LINCOLN, Ill. — Ernie Edwards, a beloved fixture of Route 66 history and founder of the highway’s iconic Pig Hip restaurant in central Illinois, has died at the age of 9...
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Arlington Heights woman fought to have golf course named after early settlerApr 10, 2012 1:00 pm - Nickol Knoll, the nine-hole, par 3 golf course in Arlington Heights, averages more than 18,000 rounds per year, and draws more than 10,000 people who walk its scenic pat...
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Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' star interviewer, diesApr 07, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — "Mike Wallace is here to see you." The "60 Minutes" newsman had such a fearsome reputation that it was often said that those were the most dreaded words in th...
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Rolling Meadows teacher, coach dies after two-year cancer fightApr 06, 2012 3:00 pm - The Rolling Meadows High School community is mourning the loss of a beloved teacher, Lindsay Habinak, who died on Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer. Habinak, ...
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Barrington woman won over the Black PanthersApr 05, 2012 2:47 pm - As a child of the Great Depression, Miriam Lykke learned the value of people helping others at an early age. Applying that lesson throughout her life even survived the c...
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St. Viator mourns an important early leaderMar 21, 2012 4:31 pm - Frank Covey ~ 1932-2012 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Every year, during senior awards night at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, one of ...