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Robert Trump, the president's younger brother, dead at 71

By JIM MUSTIAN
Aug 15, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died S...
Thompson mourned by suburbanites who knew him well

Daily Herald report
Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Here's a sampling of the reaction in the suburbs to news of the death of former Illinois Gov. James “Big Jim” Thompson: • Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneide...
Former Illinois Gov. Thompson, who fought corruption, dies

By DON BABWIN Associated Press
Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, whose prosecutions of public officials - including a predecessor - helped catapult him to become the state's longest-se...
James Thompson: Fierce prosecutor including of a governor, became one, defended one

By Neil Steinberg Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Back when there was such a thing as a liberal Republican politician, James R. Thompson was the GOP's rising star. "Big Jim" - he stood 6 feet 6 inches - was Illinois' lo...
Sam Skinner mourns loss of mentor, friend Jim Thompson

By Orrin Schwarz
Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Sam Skinner heard the sad news Friday night when he received a call from Jayne Thompson. Her husband, former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, had died at age 84 in Chicago. ...
Robert Ryland, first Black pro tennis player, dead at 100

By The Associated Press
Aug 13, 2020 7:00 am - Robert Ryland, the first Black professional tennis player and later a coach to such stars as Arthur Ashe and Serena and Venus Williams, has died. He was 100. Ryland died...
Yeoman, who coached Houston for 25 seasons, dead at 92

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Aug 12, 2020 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Bill Yeoman, the longtime Houston football coach who led the Cougars to four Southwest Conference titles and a school-record 160 victories, has died. He w...
Sumner Redstone, who built media empire including CBS, dies

By The Associated Press
Aug 12, 2020 7:00 am - Sumner Redstone, who joined his family's drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97. Un...
Mel Stute, trainer of 1986 Preakness winner, dies at 93

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 12, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Stute, who trained Snow Chief to victory in the 1986 Preakness and the Eclipse Award as the nation's best 3-year-old male, died Wednesday. He was ...
Jazz Showcase owner Joe Segal dies

By Maureen O'Donnell
Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Joe Segal, the Chicago impresario who promoted jazz for more than seven decades, died Monday at 94, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Mr. Segal, whose love affair with...

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