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Philly lawyer Sprague, active in civic affairs, dies at 95

By MARK SCOLFORO
Apr 05, 2021 7:00 am - Richard A. Sprague, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who prosecuted murderers, won high-stakes civil lawsuits and was deeply influential in state and city political and c...
Sharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68

By JERRY SCHWARTZ
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...
Hashida, who wrote 'Oshin,' many other hit dramas dies at 95

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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...
A. Rex Johnson, founder of Baxter Credit Union, dies at 77

Daily Herald report
Apr 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...
Elk Grove businessman developed process for parts on Apollo 11

Daily Herald report
Apr 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 ...
Former Buffalo Grove trustee Glover remembered for commitment to family, community

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 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...
Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies

By MARK KENNEDY
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...
1948 Olympic swimmer, masters multiple record holder, dies

By MARK PRATT
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...
Avant-garde publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47

The Associated Press
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...
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

By WILL LESTER
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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