Obituaries
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Art Cooley, co-founder of Environmental Defense Fund, dies
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Art Cooley, a longtime activist who co-founded the Environmental Defense Fund more than 50 years ago, has died. Cooley, 87, helped launch the group, no...
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Longtime Wauconda resident remembered for kindness, caringFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - The exact dates of service have been lost to time, but Shirley Dato's brief stint on the Wauconda village board was memorable for talking trash. And not in a bad way. Wh...
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Former Lake County coroner was known for compassion for the livingFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Barbara Richardson, whose credo as the Lake County coroner for more than 20 years was to take care of the deceased and show concern for the living, died Wednesday at age...
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'A truly wonderful man': Prospect Heights Mayor Helmer remembered as one who shared his blessingsFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Three-term Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer was remembered Thursday for his tireless work in numerous endeavors throughout a life that began 79 years earlier in war-to...
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'Queen of Italian cinema' Monica Vitti dies at age 90
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David Green dies; was on Cardinals' 1982 championship team
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'A model for all of us': St. Viator community mourns science instructor, priest MiltonFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The Rev. John Milton is being remembered for his work establishing the science department at St. Viator High School, as well as having the foresight to bring computers t...
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Last member of Judson's founding faculty dies at 90Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The last founding faculty member of Judson University in Elgin has died. Robert D. Erickson died Monday in Elgin at age 90, according to a university news release. He ta...
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Moses J. Moseley, actor on 'Walking Dead,' dies at 31
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Howard Hesseman, star of 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 81