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Himmelfarb, influential conservative scholar, dies at 97

By HILLEL ITALIE
Dec 31, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gertrude Himmelfarb, the matriarch of one of the right's most prominent families and a scholar of Victorian England who argued forcefully for conservativ...
Barrington construction leader Pepper guided iconic projects across the region

By Eileen O. Daday
Dec 31, 2019 12:00 am - The chairman of Pepper Construction, who was among the third generation of his family to lead the famed company, has died. David Pepper oversaw hundreds of projects acro...
Fred Graham, pioneering legal affairs journalist, dies at 88

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fred P. Graham, who covered the Supreme Court and momentous legal affairs of his era for The New York Times, CBS News and Court TV, has died at his Was...
Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies at age 75

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Comedic writer and actor Neil Innes, who created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Python, has died ...
Former Utah State, BYU coach LaDell Andersen dies at 90

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 am - LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Former Utah State basketball coach and athletic director LaDell Andersen has died at 90, the school said. He had also coached at BYU. Andersen, who li...
Sue Lyon, actress who at 14 played Kubrick's 'Lolita,' dies

The Associated Press
Dec 29, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sue Lyon, who at age 14 played the title character in director Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film 'œLolita,'ť has died. Lyon's longtime friend Phil Syracopoulo...
David Nelson remembered for nurturing Elgin's musical legacy

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 29, 2019 12:00 am - Music, teaching and Elgin history were David Nelson's passions. He blended all three as an instructor at Judson College and Elgin Community College and board member and ...
Lee Mendelson dies; brought "Charlie Brown Christmas" to TV

By ANDREW DALTON
Dec 28, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought 'œA Charlie Brown Christmas'ť to television in 1965 and wrote the lyr...
Inuit-Canadian singer who covered 'Diamonds'' dies at 26

By LYNN ELBER
Dec 28, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna's 'œDiamonds,'ť part of her advocacy efforts for her i...
Sister of George Michael dies exactly 3 years after he did

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - One of pop superstar George Michael's sisters has died exactly three years after her brother's Christmas Day death in 2016. A statement from family lawyer ...

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