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Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies at 90

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press
Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wed...
Former Elgin, South Barrington police chief Charles Gruber remembered as being ahead of his time

By Rick West
Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - Former Elgin Police Chief Charles Gruber is remembered as being ahead of his time in implementing the community policing approach that now is front and center in law enf...
Australian swimming great John Konrads dies at age 78

The Associated Press
Apr 26, 2021 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - John Konrads, who set 26 individual freestyle swimming world records and won an Olympic gold medal in 1960, has died, the Sport Australia Hall of Fame anno...
Former Fox River Grove village president dies

By Sam Lounsberry Shaw Media
Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Former Fox River Grove Village President Robert Nunamaker has died, the village announced in a Facebook post Monday afternoon. Nunamaker was village president for 12 yea...
Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig dies at 93

By The Associated Press
Apr 25, 2021 7:00 am - Christa Ludwig, a renowned interpreter of Wagner, Mozart and Strauss who starred on the world's great stages for four decades, died at her home in Klosterneuburg, Austri...
Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies at 59

The Associated Press
Apr 25, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Israeli designer Alber Elbaz, best known for spending 14 years at the helm of France's Lanvin fashion house, has died at 59, the luxury conglomerate Richemo...
Former Raiders defensive back Mike Davis dies at age 65

The Associated Press
Apr 25, 2021 7:00 am - HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Mike Davis, the former Raiders defensive back who made one of the most memorable interceptions in team history, has died. He was 65. The Raiders a...
Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57

By RYAN PEARSON
Apr 23, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for '70s funk as leader of the off-kilter Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died....
Former major leaguer Adrian Garrett dies at age 78

By The Associated Press
Apr 23, 2021 7:00 am - Adrian Garrett, who spent eight seasons in the major leagues and then went on to a coaching career, has died. He was 78. Garrett died Thursday of pneumonia at Ascension ...
Nort Thornton, swim coach who produced Olympians, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Apr 22, 2021 7:00 am - BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Nort Thornton, who coached the California men's swimming team to NCAA titles in 1979 and '80 during a 33-year career that produced such Olympic c...

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