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Lew Klein, who helped create 'American Bandstand,' dies

By CHRISTINA PACIOLLA
Jun 13, 2019 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lew Klein, a broadcast pioneer who helped create "American Bandstand" and launched the careers of Dick Clark and Bob Saget, has died. He was 91. Klei...
Correction: Obit-Sylvia Miles story

The Associated Press
Jun 13, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story June 12 about the death of actress Sylvia Miles, The Associated Press reported incorrectly reported the actress' age and that she died in a...
Dog who got forever home thanks to a hospice dies of cancer

The Associated Press
Jun 13, 2019 7:00 am - CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) - A rescued English bulldog mix named Lola who got her forever home thanks to a New York hospice has died of cancer. Hospice Buffalo confirmed Lol...
Palatine man who died in Elgin motorcycle crash identified

By Elena Ferrarin
Jun 13, 2019 1:00 am - The Kane County coroner released the name of a man who died in a motorcycle crash Tuesday in Elgin. Piotr Klimczak, 49, of Palatine died from injuries sustained in the c...
Clarification: Obit-John Gunther Dean story

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a June 11 obituary for U.S. diplomat John Gunther Dean, The Associated Press reported that Dean had been forced out of the State Department due to p...
Grunewald, runner with cancer who inspired many, dies at 32

By AMY FORLITI and GRETCHEN EHLKE
Jun 12, 2019 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gabriele Grunewald, one of the country's top middle-distance runners, has died at her home in Minneapolis after inspiring many with her long and publi...
Schaumburg baseball superfan dies at 81

By Eric Peterson
Jun 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Local baseball superfan Tom R. Smith, who attended every game at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium from its opening in 1999 until the team's most recent Frontier League champio...
Longtime Memphis broadcaster Forrest Goodman dies

The Associated Press
Jun 11, 2019 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Forrest Goodman, a longtime member of the Memphis football and men's basketball broadcast team, has died. He was 48. Memphis athletic department sp...
Funeral arrangements set for Arlington Heights couple killed in their home

By Christopher Placek
Jun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Candlelight vigil will be held tonight at Wheeling High School
Bill Wittliff, "Lonesome Dove" co-screenwriter, dies at 79

The Associated Press
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Bill Wittliff, a prolific screenwriter who co-wrote the script for the 1989 miniseries "Lonesome Dove," has died at the age of 79. His death was ann...

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