Obituaries
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Former AP, CNN exec Jon Petrovich diesFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Former CNN and Associated Press executive Jon Petrovich has died following a battle with cancer and diabetes. Petrovich, who would have turned 64 on Feb. 28,...
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Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies at age 84Feb 07, 2011 10:00 pm - BOSTON — Kenneth Olsen, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., has died. He was 84. His death Sunday was announced by Gordon College in ...
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Police await autopsy on 'Thin Lizzy' guitarist, Gary MooreFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - MADRID — Spain's Interior Ministry said Monday police will await the outcome of an autopsy on Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore before deciding if an investigation into h...
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Circulation stalwart started part-time; wound up as supervisorFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Ruby Schlatterer never had a byline in the Daily Herald, but her work behind the scenes with the paper carriers and overseeing the circulation clerks played a key role i...
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Major figure in South Barrington history diesFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - A former South Barrington trustee who saw the village through one of the most tumultuous periods in its history a decade ago is being mourned this week. David Shotts, 69...
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96-year-old lived his entire life in PalatineJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - One of the last remaining links to Palatine’s 19th century rural beginnings has died. Ralph Schroeder was a lifelong resident of Palatine. His father, Henry was the town...
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5-Oscar winner, composer John Barry, dies at 77Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - LONDON — Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote music for a dozen James Bond films, including "You Only Live Twice" and "Goldfinger" but couldn't persua...
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Businesses say Officer Juhl was part of their communityJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Barry Juhl ~ 1945-2011 By Eileen O. Daday For years, Arlington Heights Police Officer Barry Juhl walked his beat in the village’s downtown business district, going ...
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“Tremendous advocate” of Elgin Symphony dead at 81Jan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Marcene Linstrom moved to Elgin in 1979 and soon after started work with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra doing secretarial work. By 1985 she had become the executive direct...
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Longtime Paddock executive was an industry leaderJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - William F. Schoepke ~ 1924-2011