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Former Lake County Board member remembered

By Katlyn Smith
Dec 31, 2023 12:34 pm - Charles “Chuck” Bartels won his first elected office as a Lake County Board member only two years after he suffered a life-altering spinal cord injury. “He was not going ...
British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for 'The Full Monty' and 'Michael Clayton', dies at 75

Associated Press
Dec 30, 2023 1:16 pm - LONDON — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty," “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his f...
Remembering those we've lost: Notable suburbanites who died in 2023

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Dec 30, 2023 5:30 am - Among the notable personalities we've lost from the suburbs this year are elected officials, humanitarians, a best-selling author and other standouts who helped shape the...
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

By BERNARD McGHEE
Dec 29, 2023 9:32 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden...
'He loved helping others': Wauconda High mourning teacher killed in weekend crash

By Russell Lissau
Dec 13, 2023 1:04 pm - The Wauconda High School community is mourning a longtime teacher killed in a weekend car crash. Bob Gillen, 53, of Palatine, had been on staff at Wauconda High since 19...
Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of 95 at her home in the United St...
Actor Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer
Dec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his cha...
Barrington Hills philanthropist who opened up home to charitable events dies

By Christopher Placek
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - Marian Sanfilippo, who with her husband helped nonprofit organizations raise millions of dollars by hosting fundraisers at their famed Barrington Hills estate, has died....
Barrington native, teacher, historian, coach and trustee Tim Dunn dies at 72

By Eric Peterson
Dec 06, 2023 4:30 am - Barrington native and historian Tim Dunn, who encouraged students and athletes at Barrington High School and served the community as a village trustee, died Thursday at ...
Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
Dec 06, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons" and "Maude," propelling ...

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