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European Athletics president Hansen dies at age 74

The Associated Press
Jun 20, 2020 7:00 am - OSLO, Norway (AP) - Svein Arne Hansen, the president of European Athletics and longtime organizer of the Bislett Games in Norway, has died. He was 74. The Norwegian Athl...
Michael Camerer, Bartlett trustee and state House nominee, remembered for 'amazing' service

By Orrin Schwarz
Jun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Bartlett village trustee and Republican nominee for an Illinois House of Representatives seat Michael E. Camerer is being remembered for his service to the community. Ca...
'Chariots of Fire,' 'Lord of the Rings' actor Ian Holm dies

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS
Jun 19, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Ian Holm, a versatile British actor whose long career included roles in 'œChariots of Fire'ť and 'œThe Lord of the Rings'ť has died. He was 88. Holm died p...
'Shadow of the Wind' author Carlos Ruiz ZafÃ³n dead at 55

By ARITZ PARRA and ANDREW DALTON
Jun 19, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Carlos Ruiz ZafÃ³n, whose wildly popular 2001 novel 'œThe Shadow of the Wind'ť led to three sequels and made him one of the world's most beloved Spanish au...
Service next week for Elgin homeless blogger Doug Henke

By Elena Ferrarin
Jun 19, 2020 1:00 am - A memorial service for Elgin's "houseless, not homeless" blogger Doug Henke will take place next week. The memorial at 6 p.m. Friday is being held by Street Reach, a min...
World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103

By DANICA KIRKA
Jun 18, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular 'œForces' Sweetheart'ť who serenaded British troops during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long a...
Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFK

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and PHILIP MARCELO
Jun 18, 2020 7:00 am - Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in the peace process in Northern Irela...
Benedek, 3-time Olympic water polo champ from Hungary, dies

By PABLO GORONDI
Jun 18, 2020 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Tibor Benedek, a three-time Olympic water polo champion from Hungary who captained and later coached his country's national team, has died. He w...
Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFK

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press
Jun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in the peace process in Northern Irela...
Former snooker player Willie Thorne dies at 66

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Jun 17, 2020 7:00 am - Willie Thorne, a former snooker player who was one of Britain's most distinctive sportsmen in the 1980s because of his bald head, died Wednesday. He was 66. ...

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