Obituaries
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Sharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68
Apr 05, 2021 7:00 am - Sharon Cohen, a matchless reporter who told American stories with great skill and compassion over more than four decades at The Associated Press, died Monday at her Chic...
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Hashida, who wrote 'Oshin,' many other hit dramas dies at 95
Apr 05, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series 'œOshin," has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashid...
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A. Rex Johnson, founder of Baxter Credit Union, dies at 77Apr 05, 2021 1:00 am - Baxter Credit Union announced Monday the death of founding President and CEO A. Rex Johnson. Johnson died Friday surrounded by family. He was 77. He was known as a chari...
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Elk Grove businessman developed process for parts on Apollo 11Apr 04, 2021 11:00 pm - Suburban business owner Richard “Dick” Iosso, who developed a chrome-plating process that produced parts for the Apollo 11 moon landing, died March 28 following a brief ...
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Former Buffalo Grove trustee Glover remembered for commitment to family, communityApr 04, 2021 1:00 am - Former Buffalo Grove Trustee DeAnn Glover is being remembered for her legacy of community service and devotion to family. Glover died Monday, March 29, at her home in Ga...
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Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies
Apr 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Arthur Kopit, a three time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for fusing disparate genres, absurdism and a darkly...
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1948 Olympic swimmer, masters multiple record holder, dies
Apr 02, 2021 7:00 am - Clara Lamore Walker, who swam for the U.S. at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, won three national championships, and later in life set hundreds of national and world sw...
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Avant-garde publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47
Apr 02, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Giancarlo DiTrapano, an avant-garde magazine and book publisher who as the founder of New York Tyrant worked with Atticus Lish, Sam Lipsyte and Padgett P...
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G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
Mar 31, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90 at his daughter's...
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G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
Mar 30, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90 at his daughter's...