Obituaries
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James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89
Aug 21, 2025 10:09 am - Dr. James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ ...
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Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60
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Longtime Northwest suburban tourism leader dies at 91Aug 09, 2025 6:36 pm - Former Northwest suburban marketing chief Thomas Rivera, who lobbied and gained the respect of governors and brought tourism dollars back to the region, has died at age 91. He considered the opening of the Schaumburg convention center his crowning achievement.
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Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101
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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
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Glen Ellyn mourns sudden death of Trustee SzymanskiAug 08, 2025 2:42 pm - Glen Ellyn mourns the death of Trustee Steve Szymanski, who helped guide significant projects as chair of the village’s Capital Improvements Commission.
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Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
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Former Schaumburg Township trustee, clerk, Historical Society President Bob Vinnedge diesJul 29, 2025 4:25 pm - Longtime Schaumburg Township official and Historical Society President Bob Vinnedge of Hoffman Estates, who died Friday at 80 years old, is being remembered as a true gentleman and public servant by those who knew him best.
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Palatine community mourns passing of Durty Nellie’s co-owner Mark DolezalJul 28, 2025 11:22 am - The Palatine community and music fans from across the suburbs are mourning the death of 75-year-old Mark Dolezal, who’s co-owned Durty Nellie’s in the village’s downtown since 1988.
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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97