Obituaries
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Itasca historic preservation leader, Hanover Park battalion chief diesDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - Tom Hatzold of Itasca loved preserving buildings of the past. The architect was an original member of the village's Historic Preservation Commission from the 1980s to to...
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'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom 'œGilligan's Island,'ť died Wednesday o...
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Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The death of a newly elected U.S. representative from Louisiana of complications related to COVID-19 stunned the state's political circles Wednes...
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Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary me...
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'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
Dec 30, 2020 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died Wednesday of cause...
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Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73
Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina's barrier islands who became one of North Carolina's most powerful contemporary poli...
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'Columbo,' 'Murder, She Wrote' co-creator William Link dies
Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Link, who co-created the hit series 'œColumbo'ť and 'œMurder, She Wrote'ť and made 1970s and '80s TV movies about social issues then largely s...
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Saluting notable local residents who died in 2020Dec 28, 2020 10:00 pm - We said goodbye to several notable suburban residents in 2020. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public ser...
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Mexican singer, composer Armando Manzanero dies at 85
Dec 28, 2020 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero died at the age of 85, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday. Manzanero was...
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Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69
Dec 28, 2020 6:00 am - Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died a...