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Friends, former students plan living memorial for Wheeling teacher Burt Perlow

By Russell Lissau
Dec 07, 2020 4:30 am - Big and muscular, Burt Perlow cast an imposing shadow during his years as a teacher and coach at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling and Wheeling High School. But the giant...
Making the Hall of Fame case for Dick Allen

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Aug. 16. Mike Tollin, the executive producer of "The Last Dance," the Michael Jordan documentary, and I have something i...
Chicago White Sox legend Dick Allen dies at 78

By Scot Gregor
Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Former White Sox first baseman Dick Allen died Monday at his home in Pennsylvania, his family announced on his Twitter account. He was 78. "With sadness in our hearts, w...
Uruguay's 1st socialist president, TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez, dies

By GUILLERMO GARAT
Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay's first socialist president, TabarÃ© VÃ¡zquez, who rose from poverty to win two terms as leader, died Sunday of cancer, a disease the ...
Peter Alliss, the '~Voice of Golf' on British TV, dies at 89

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - Peter Alliss, who became the eccentric 'œVoice of Golf'ť on British television after a playing career in which he competed in eight Ryder Cups and was Europe's best golf...
Much-loved 'Dr. Jack' of Wheaton dies at 89

By Mary Chappell
Dec 06, 2020 12:00 am - John "Jack" Oberhelman of Wheaton - a well-known doctor, husband, father and grandfather - died Nov. 24 at age 89. Known as "Dr. Jack," he was a founding doctor of Centr...
David Lander, 'Squiggy' on 'Laverne & Shirley,' dies at 73

The Associated Press
Dec 05, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor David L. Lander, who played the character of Squiggy on the popular ABC comedy 'œLaverne & Shirley,'ť has died after a decades-long battle with ...
Larry Mavety, longtime junior hockey executive, dies at 78

The Associated Press
Dec 04, 2020 6:00 am - KINGSTON, Ontario (AP) - Larry Mavety, a longtime junior hockey executive who once coached former NHL star Doug Gilmour, has died. He was 78. The Kingston Frontenacs of ...
Marv Marinovich, former USC football captain, dies at 81

The Associated Press
Dec 04, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marv Marinovich, who captained Southern California's national championship football team in 1962 and famously employed his strength and conditioning m...
Miguel AlgarÃn, a founder of beloved NYC poetry space, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 03, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Miguel AlgarÃn, poet, professor and a founder of New York City's beloved Nuyorican Poets CafÃ© performance space, has died. He was 79. AlgarÃn died Mon...

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