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Barry Farber dies; conservative radio host ran for NYC mayor

By DAVID BAUDER
May 07, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pioneering radio host Barry Farber, who hosted a conservative talk show for decades in New York City and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1977, has died. ...
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73

The Associated Press
May 06, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Florian Schneider-Esleben, who helped pioneer electronic music as the co-founder of Kraftwerk and influenced genres ranging from disco to synth pop, has di...
Famed poet who helped kick off Beat Generation dies

The Associated Press
May 06, 2020 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Michael McClure, one of the famed Beat poets of San Francisco whose career as a poet eclipsed many others in popular culture, has died. He was 87. ...
Mount Prospect board pays final tribute to 'visionary' former Trustee George Busse

By Steve Zalusky
May 06, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct George Busse's relationshio to William Busse. Mount Prospect village board members paid tribute Tuesday to former Trustee Geo...
Rosalind Elias dies at 90; made Broadway debut at 81

By RONALD BLUM
May 05, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rosalind Elias, an American mezzo-soprano who created roles in a pair of Samuel Barber world premieres and made her Broadway debut at 81, has died. She w...
Former Cubs general manager Saltwell dies

The Associated Press
May 05, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Eldred 'œSalty'ť Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Chicago Cubs, has died, th...
Former owner of Gee N Jays in Elgin remembered for his kindness

By Elena Ferrarin
May 05, 2020 1:00 am - Countless Elginites have memories of eating ice cream and burgers at Gee N Jays, where the nice owner would give free treats and allow you not to pay if you didn't have ...
Illinois man who put crosses at sites of mass shootings dies

The Associated Press
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the United States died...
Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19

The Associated Press
May 04, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after test...
Longtime Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley dies overnight

By Katie Smith Shaw Media
May 04, 2020 1:00 am - Crystal Lake's longest serving mayor, Aaron Shepley, has died. Shepley, 56, was pronounced dead at his Crystal Lake home Monday morning, McHenry County Interim Coroner J...

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