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William Coors, former chair of Adolph Coors, dies at 102

By The Associated Press
Oct 14, 2018 7:00 am - William "Bill" Coors, the former chairman of Adolph Coors Co. and grandson of the brewing company's founder, has died at 102. Molson Coors Brewing Co. said he died Satur...
Police: Charges could be upgraded after death of Des Plaines man

By Christopher Placek
Oct 13, 2018 1:00 am - Des Plaines police said Friday they're awaiting autopsy results before deciding whether to upgrade charges against a Lake in the Hills man charged with the attempted mur...
Pik Botha, apartheid-era South African minister, dies at 86

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Oct 12, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Roelof "Pik" Botha, the last foreign minister of South Africa's apartheid era and a contradictory figure who staunchly defended white minority rule b...
Olympic speedskating medalist Jeanne Ashworth dies at 80

The Associated Press
Oct 11, 2018 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, N.Y. (AP) - Jeanne Ashworth, the first American woman to win an Olympic speedskating medal, has died. She was 80. The website of the Heald Funeral Home in El...
Betty Grissom, widow of astronaut Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, dies

By RICK CALLAHAN
Oct 10, 2018 7:00 am - Betty Lavonne Grissom, who successfully sued a NASA contractor after her husband, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and two other astronauts died in the 1967 Apollo launch pad fire,...
Former Fairmont State coach Joe Retton dies

The Associated Press
Oct 10, 2018 7:00 am - FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Longtime Fairmont State University men's basketball coach Joe Retton, whose name is on the university basketball arena, has died. The university s...
Garfield Farm founder left legacy of conservation in Kane County

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 10, 2018 1:00 am - In 41 years, the Garfield Farm and Inn Museum in Campton Hills expanded from 163 acres to 375 acres under the leadership of founder Martin Johnson, who died Sept. 11 at ...
George Taliaferro, 1st black drafted by NFL team, dies at 91

The Associated Press
Oct 09, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - George Taliaferro, the star Indiana running back who in 1949 became the first black player drafted in the NFL when George Halas and the Chicago ...
Arnold Kopelson, 'Platoon' producer, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Oct 08, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Arnold Kopelson, a versatile film producer whose credits ranged from the raunchy teen smash "Porky's" to the Holocaust drama "Triumph of the Spirit" to t...
Scott Wilson, 'In Cold Blood' and 'Walking Dead' actor, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 07, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scott Wilson, who played the murderer Richard Hickock in 1967's "In Cold Blood" and was a series regular on "The Walking Dead," has died. He was 76. AMC,...

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