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Actor Bert Belasco, who received alumni award from Waubonsie Valley, found dead at 38

Daily Herald report
Nov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Actor Bert Belasco, a Waubonsie Valley High School alumnus who starred in the BET sitcom "Let's Stay Together," was found dead Sunday in a Virginia hotel room. He was 38...
Trebek brought consensus, class to a nation in need of both

By ANDREW DALTON
Nov 09, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a politically torn, culturally divided and socially splintered America, there was one thing nearly everyone could agree on: Alex Trebek was awesome...
Cat at Northeast's highest peak dies after 12 years on duty

The Associated Press
Nov 09, 2020 6:00 am - NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) - A cat who patrolled the highest peak in the northeast U.S. for a dozen years as its weather observatory's mascot has died. Marty, a black Maine...
Norm Crosby, comic mangler of language, dies at 93

The Associated Press
Nov 08, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norm Crosby, the deadpan mangler of the English language who thrived in the 1960s, '70s and '80s as a television, nightclub and casino comedian, has d...
"Warmest human spirit": UK's former chief rabbi Sacks dies

The Associated Press
Nov 08, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi in the U.K. who reached beyond the Jewish community with his regular broadcasts on radio, has died at 72. A statemen...
Many pay tribute to late 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek

By The Associated Press
Nov 08, 2020 6:00 am - Notable reactions to the death of 'œJeopardy!'ť host Alex Trebek: 'œAlex wasn't just the best ever at what he did. He was also a lovely and deeply decent man, and I'm g...
Renowned world correspondent Seymour Topping dead at 98

By JOHN DANISZEWSKI
Nov 08, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Seymour Topping, among the most accomplished foreign correspondents of his generation for The Associated Press and the New York Times and later a top edi...
Trebek remembered for grace that elevated him above TV host

By LYNN ELBER
Nov 08, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alex Trebek never pretended to have all the answers, but the 'œJeopardy!" host became an inspiration and solace to Americans who otherwise are at odds...
Alex Trebek, long-running '~Jeopardy!'ˆ host, dies at 80

By LYNN ELBER
Nov 08, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show 'œJeopardy!'ť for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of schoolmaster strictness, di...
Obituary: Jill J. Brdecka, 76, of Northbrook

Nov 05, 2020 12:00 am - Jill J. Brdecka (nee Jorgensen), 76 of Northbrook, Il passed away peacefully at Elevate Care of Riverwoods. Jill was born November 12, 1943 to Robert and Dorothy (nee Me...

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