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Earl Meeske, namesake of iconic Mount Prospect grocery store, dies

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - The last namesake of an iconic business that anchored downtown Mount Prospect for nearly 60 years has died. Earl Meeske, who ran the village's first grocery store, Mees...
Former Lake County sheriff's department leader dies at 62

By Doug T. Graham
Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was corrected to say Hunter died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Wayne Hunter, a police officer and psychologist who worked for the W...
Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Jerome Dickey, the bestselling novelist who blended crime, romance and eroticism in 'œSister, Sister,'ť 'œWaking With Enemies'ť and dozens of other ...
Caribbean hotelier Gordon "Butch" Stewart dies at 79

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Gordon 'œButch'ť Stewart, a Jamaican hotelier who founded Sandals Resorts International, has died. He was 79. The Kingston-born businessman ...
Manchester City's title-winning great Colin Bell dies at 74

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Colin Bell, one of the best English midfielders of his generation and considered an all-time great at Manchester City, has died. He was 74. Be...
Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and 'Sheena' star, dead at 65

By MARK KENNEDY
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in 'œA View to a Kill'ť and appeared in the sitcom 'œThat '70s Show,'ť has died, several hours after she was mis...
John Muckler, coach who won 5 Cups with Oilers, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2021 6:00 am - EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - John Muckler, who coached four NHL teams and won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, has died. He was 86. The Oilers confir...
Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and 'Sheena' star, dead at 65

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
Jan 05, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in "A View to a Kill" and appeared in the sitcom "That '70s Show," has died, several hours after she was mistakenly d...
George Whitmore, legendary climber of El Capitan, dies at 89

By JOCELYN GECKER
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - George Whitmore, a member of the first team of climbers to scale El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and a conservationist who devoted his life to ...
Sandra Scully, wife of Hall of Fame announcer, dies at 76

By BETH HARRIS
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sandra Scully, wife of Los Angeles Dodgers' Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully, has died from complications of ALS. She was 76. The team said Monday th...

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