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Arlington Heights piano teacher inspired hundreds of young musicians

By Eileen O. Daday
Sep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Joan Drolet had to stand next to the podium, instead of behind it, when the village of Arlington Heights honored her with its “Young at Heart” award at the Hearts of Gol...
Former Notre Dame football star, coach Brennan dies at 93

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Terry Brennan, a star halfback on three unbeaten Notre Dame teams who was hailed as a wunderkind when he succeeded Irish coaching great Frank Lea...
Former US Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, 90, dead from dementia

The Associated Press
Sep 07, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois has died at his home on Chicago's North Side. He was 90. His son Adlai Stevenson IV, who confirmed the Il...
Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III carried on Lake County family's tradition of politics

Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 07, 2021 1:00 am - He came within nearly 5,000 votes of being governor of Illinois. But four years later, he bolted the Democratic ticket to run as a third-party candidate after voters sad...
Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead at 54

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ANDREW DALTON
Sep 06, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on 'œThe Wire'ť created one of the most beloved and enduring characters in...
Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of 'Breathless,' dies at 88

By THOMAS ADAMSON and SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Sep 06, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film 'œBreathless,'ť whose crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the countr...
'Warm and loving and generous': 'Today' weatherman Willard Scott dead at 87

Associated Press
Sep 06, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Willard Scott, the beloved weather forecaster who charmed viewers of NBC's "Today" show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He...
Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding dies at 39 after cancer fight

The Associated Press
Sep 05, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Singer Sarah Harding of the British pop group Girls Aloud has died after a battle with breast cancer, her mother said Sunday. She was 39. The singer said l...
One of Iraq's most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics, has died of a heart attack, members of hi...
Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC's 'Today' show, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC's 'œToday'ť show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He ...

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