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Elgin mourns Kathleen Kenney-Mau, the heart of Blue Box Cafe

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 13, 2021 12:00 am - Friends, family and Elgin community members are mourning Kathleen Kenney-Mau, who ran the local Blue Box Cafe with her husband. Kenney-Mau, of Elgin, died Thursday at 51...
S. Prestley Blake, co-founder of Friendly's, dead at 106

The Associated Press
Feb 12, 2021 6:00 am - SOMERS, Conn. (AP) - S. Prestley Blake, the co-founder of the Friendly's restaurant chain that he started with his brother Curtis in 1935, has died. He was 106. Blake di...
Aurora newlywed remains a devoted teacher to the end

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Some people, when they receive bad news, make do. Not Allison Hurley. When she was diagnosed with colon cancer, the Aurora teacher made plans. "She got a new job. She g...
Hustler founder and First Amendment battler Larry Flynt dies

By JOHN ROGERS
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Flynt, who turned his raunchy Hustler magazine into an empire while fighting numerous First Amendment court battles and flaying politicians with...
Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbi...
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78

By JOHN ROGERS
Feb 10, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment juggernaut that included casinos, films, websites and other enterpri...
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

By The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2021 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the Supremes, the 1960s group that helped define the Motown sound and style and propelled Diana Ross to supe...
Phil Rollins, who led Louisville to 1956 NIT title, dies

The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2021 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Phil Rollins, a starting guard on Louisville's 1956 NIT championship squad who went on to play in the NBA, has died. He was 87. The school announc...
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

Associated Press
Feb 09, 2021 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the Supremes, the 1960s group that helped establish the Motown sound and propelled Diana Ross to superstardom, ha...
Marshall Cassidy, longtime horse racing caller, dies at 75

By BETH HARRIS
Feb 08, 2021 6:00 am - Marshall Cassidy, who served as the New York Racing Association's lead race caller throughout the 1980s, has died. He was 75. Cassidy died in his sleep Sunday at his hom...

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