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Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer
Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurr...
Olympic sailor from Tunisia, aged 17, dies in training

By The Associated Press
Apr 11, 2022 7:00 am - Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez of Tunisia has died in a training incident, the IOC announced on Monday. She was 17. Guezguez was training with her twin sister Sarra alongsi...
Mimi Reinhard, who typed up Schindler's list, dies at 107

The Associated Press
Apr 11, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler's office who typed up the list of Jews he saved from extermination by Nazi Germany, has died in Israel at ...
Former Trustee Bill Rekus followed his own advice and gave back to Mundelein

By Russell Lissau
Apr 11, 2022 1:00 am - When William "Bill" Rekus first ran for the Mundelein village board in 2015, he was asked what single piece of advice he would share with his children. Rekus said he'd t...
'The Eagle Has Landed' author Jack Higgins dead at 92

The Associated Press
Apr 10, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British author Jack Higgins, who wrote 'œThe Eagle Has Landed'ť and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died. He was 92. Publisher Harper...
'She just added so much to the community': Ex-Mount Prospect trustee Michaele Skowron remembered

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 08, 2022 1:00 am - During her many years serving on the Mount Prospect village board and various commissions, Michaele Skowron demonstrated her devotion to public service. "When you think ...
Former WGN weatherman dies at 69

Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 08, 2022 1:00 am - Former WGN weatherman Jim Ramsey, whose signature baritone voice and kindly demeanor were staples of the network's news broadcasts for three decades, has died at age 69,...
They'll miss his cowbell: Cubs honor Mount Prospect 'bleacher bum' who died in January

By Doug T. Graham
Apr 07, 2022 5:00 am - A 76-year-old lifelong Chicago Cubs fan from Mount Prospect who died in January was honored by the team on Opening Day Thursday afternoon. In life, George Wiseman took i...
Media critic Eric Boehlert killed in New Jersey bike crash

The Associated Press
Apr 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Media critic Eric Boehlert, who created the Press Run website and wrote for Rolling Stone and Media Matters for America, was killed in a bicycle accident...
Russian nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75

The Associated Press
Apr 06, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians' aggrieve...

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