Obituaries
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Elgin native, Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic Shales dead at 79Jan 17, 2024 6:10 pm - Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic Tom Shales, an Elgin native whose witty, incisive observations inspired both respect and fear, according to The New York Times, d...
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Former Lake County Board member rememberedDec 31, 2023 12:34 pm - Charles “Chuck” Bartels won his first elected office as a Lake County Board member only two years after he suffered a life-altering spinal cord injury. “He was not going ...
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British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for 'The Full Monty' and 'Michael Clayton', dies at 75
Dec 30, 2023 1:16 pm - LONDON — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty," “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his f...
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Remembering those we've lost: Notable suburbanites who died in 2023Dec 30, 2023 5:30 am - Among the notable personalities we've lost from the suburbs this year are elected officials, humanitarians, a best-selling author and other standouts who helped shape the...
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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
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'He loved helping others': Wauconda High mourning teacher killed in weekend crashDec 13, 2023 1:04 pm - The Wauconda High School community is mourning a longtime teacher killed in a weekend car crash. Bob Gillen, 53, of Palatine, had been on staff at Wauconda High since 19...
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Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95
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Actor Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82Dec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his cha...
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Barrington Hills philanthropist who opened up home to charitable events diesDec 07, 2023 12:00 am - Marian Sanfilippo, who with her husband helped nonprofit organizations raise millions of dollars by hosting fundraisers at their famed Barrington Hills estate, has died....
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Barrington native, teacher, historian, coach and trustee Tim Dunn dies at 72Dec 06, 2023 4:30 am - Barrington native and historian Tim Dunn, who encouraged students and athletes at Barrington High School and served the community as a village trustee, died Thursday at ...