Obituaries
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In memoriam: Remembering influential Northwest suburban residents we lost in 2021Dec 28, 2021 5:00 am - Trailblazing politicians. Dedicated community servants. Business leaders whose philanthropic work enriched their communities. And a Holocaust survivor who devoted her li...
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Jeff Dickerson, who covered Bears for ESPN, loses battle with colon cancerDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Jeff Dickerson, a Buffalo Grove High School graduate who covered the Chicago Bears for two decades for ESPN, died Tuesday from complications from colon cancer. He was 44...
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Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76
Dec 27, 2021 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died...
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Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as 'ant man,' dead at 92
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Thomas Lovejoy, biologist who championed biodiversity, dies
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Nancy Keating, matriarch of influential family, dies at 94
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Wayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colors and textures, dies
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'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dead at 58
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2021's most notable deaths: DuPage County, Fox ValleyDec 27, 2021 5:00 am - Trailblazing politicians. Dedicated community servants. Business leaders whose philanthropic work enriched their communities. And a Tuskegee Airman who participated in t...
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Notable deaths in the political, legal and business worlds in 2021Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - January Jan 10: Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, philanthropist and sister to former President George H.W. Bush, age 94 Jan. 18: Joseph Scheidler, founder of Pro-Life Actio...