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Naperville mourning off-duty death of 'outstanding' firefighter

By Kevin Schmit
Nov 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Naperville Fire Department is mourning the off-duty death of firefighter Alexander Gard, who died Saturday in a single-vehicle car crash in Wisconsin. In a social me...
Indian movie star Puneeth Rajkumar dies after heart attack

By ASHOK SHARMA
Oct 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Puneeth Rajkumar, a leading star of southern Indian regional cinema, died Friday after a massive heart attack, a hospital said. He was 46. Rajkumar was ...
Former director of Palatine nonprofit dies in boating accident 2½ months after retirement

By Elena Ferrarin
Oct 29, 2021 1:00 am - After decades of work in the youth mental health field, Gregg Stockey and his wife retired last summer, on the same day, looking forward to doing lots more traveling wit...
Linwood Holton Jr, 1st GOP Va governor of 20th century, dies

By SARAH RANKIN
Oct 28, 2021 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A. Linwood Holton Jr., Virginia's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and a crusader against racial discrimination, died Thursday. He was...
Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Oct 27, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the message of his life, including in a meeting with President Ba...
Mort Sahl, comedian who satirized politics, dies at 94

The Associated Press
Oct 26, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events and became...
Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Oct 26, 2021 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, a major player in a 1979 coup who later became president in a landmark democratic election before en...
Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind 'Rocky Top,' dies

By The Associated Press
Oct 25, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, whose fast banjo licks turned 'œRocky Top'ť into a hit with The Osborne Brothers, has died. He was 8...
James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on 'Friends,' dies

By The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James Michael Tyler, the actor known widely for his recurring role as Gunther on 'œFriends,'ť has died. He was 59. Tyler died Sunday at home in Los Ange...
Jay Black, singer for Jay and the Americans, dies at 82

By JAKE COYLE
Oct 24, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jay Black, front man for the 1960s rock band Jay and the Americans, who crooned the soaring vocals to hits like 'œThis Magic Moment,'ť 'œCara Mia'ť and '...

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