Obituaries
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Arlington Heights funeral home going hybrid for annual remembrance ceremony this yearDec 01, 2021 4:00 am - Much like its pandemic-adapted wake and funeral services, Glueckert Funeral Home's annual remembrance ceremony this weekend in Arlington Heights will be a hybrid in-pers...
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Former White Sox Cy Young winner LaMarr Hoyt dies at 66Dec 01, 2021 12:00 am - LaMarr Hoyt, who pitched for the White Sox from 1979 to 1984 and won the American League Cy Young Award in 1983, died Monday in Columbia, S.C., after a lengthy illness. ...
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Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play Masters, dies at age 87
Nov 29, 2021 6:00 am - Lee Elder played through the scourge of racism. He broke down enormous barriers. He carved a path for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Finally, in the waning months of ...
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Arlene Dahl, who shone in films of the 1950s, dies at 96
Nov 29, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arlene Dahl, the actor whose charm and striking red hair shone in such Technicolor movies of the 1950s as 'œJourney to the Center of the Earth" and 'œ...
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Reaction to death of Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer at Masters
Nov 29, 2021 6:00 am - Reaction to the death of Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play at the Masters: 'œLee Elder was a pioneer, and in so many ways. Yes, he was the first black golfer to ...
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Famed Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil dies at 68
Nov 29, 2021 6:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's most acclaimed Indigenous actor, David Gulpilil, has died of lung cancer, a government leader said on Monday. He was 68 years old....
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Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play Masters, dies at age 87
Nov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of...
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Fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer at 41
Nov 28, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Virgil Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of the most celebrated tastemakers in fashion a...
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Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
Nov 28, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One's Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an em...
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Cambodian prince and politician Norodom Ranariddh dies at 77
Nov 28, 2021 6:00 am - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia's Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former prime minister and the son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, died Sunday in France, Information ...