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Oscar-winning, 'irreplaceable' Cloris Leachman dies at 94

By LYNN ELBER Associated Press
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in "The Last Picture Show" and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blucher in "...
Mel Brooks, Ed Asner, others pay tribute to Cloris Leachman

The Associated Press
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - 'œCloris was insanely talented. She could make you laugh or cry at the drop of a hat. Always such a pleasure to have on set. Every time I hear a horse whinny I will fore...
F. WILLIAM 'BILL' SCHULZ, 86, FORMERLY OF NORTHBROOK

Jan 27, 2021 12:00 am - A well known Illinois high school basketball player, F. William "Bill" Schulz, 86, of Kenilworth, IL, passed away due to complications related to leukemia on Jan. 21, 20...
Bob Fisher, top yachting writer, Cup historian, dies at 85

By BERNIE WILSON
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Bob Fisher, the world's preeminent yachting journalist and one of the top America's Cup historians who also was a champion sailor, has died. He was 85. ...
Venglos, 1st overseas coach in English top tier, dies at 84

By KAREL JANICEK
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jozef Venglos, a Slovak coach who was the first manager born outside Britain and Ireland to take charge of a top-tier club in England, has died. He was 84....
Sandy West, who preserved wild Georgia island, dies at 108

The Associated Press
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A woman who relinquished ownership of one of Georgia's largest barrier islands to ensure its preservation has died at age 108. A grandson of Eleanor...
Jack Whisler, downtown Arlington Heights visionary, dies at 84

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 26, 2021 12:00 am - One of the visionaries behind the development of downtown Arlington Heights has died. Jack Whisler was remembered Monday night at the Arlington Heights village board mee...
Former Downers Grove Mayor Betty Cheever dies

By Scott C. Morgan
Jan 26, 2021 12:00 am - Downers Grove is mourning the death of Betty Cheever, the first woman to be elected as the village's mayor. Cheever died Jan. 15 due to natural causes, according to her ...
Greek socialist ex-minister Valyrakis, 77, found dead at sea

By DEMETRIS NELLAS
Jan 24, 2021 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Sifis Valyrakis, a former minister and resistance fighter against Greece's 1967-74 military dictatorship who twice made daring escapes, was found d...
South Africa mourns anti-apartheid trombonist Jonas Gwangwa

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
Jan 24, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Tributes are pouring in for South Africa's Oscar-nominated anti-apartheid jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, who has died at the age of 83....

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