Obituaries
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Funeral set for Schaumburg father killed in crashAug 18, 2018 1:00 am - The last time Maria Borla saw Amando Chavez he was sitting in the front pew of their Schaumburg church. His two oldest children were celebrating the end of their Bible c...
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Former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell dies
Aug 17, 2018 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, an Iowa farmer and soldier turned politician who served 16 years in Congress, has died. He was 84. The Democrat...
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Founder of therapeutic equestrian center in Lake Forest was loyal friend, philanthropistAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Friends described Nick Coyne as an amazing philanthropist, a loyal friend and devoted father, who would give the shirt off his back to a person in need. Coyne, founder ...
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From giving birth at 12 years old to 'physical fights': The difficult life and times of Aretha Franklin
Aug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Aretha Franklin's music is tinged with a confident power - most notable in the way she transformed Otis Redding's "Respect" into a towering, demanding hurricane of a son...
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The Latest: Fans mourning Franklin in Detroit, New York
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the death of Aretha Franklin. (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Fans are mourning Aretha Franklin at some of the places where the legendary sing...
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The thrill and the truth of Aretha Franklin
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The clarity and the command. The daring and the discipline. The thrill of her voice and the truth of her emotions. Like the best actors and poets, nothin...
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'No one did it better' - Reaction to Aretha Franklin's death
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - Reaction to the death of soul icon Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday: "Through her compositions and unmatched musicianship, Aretha helped define the American experience...
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India's Vajpayee, who set off nuke race and peace, has died
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who set off a nuclear arms race with rival Pakistan but later reached across the ...
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Olympic gymnastics champion Shushunova dies at 49
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Elena Shushunova, a Soviet gymnast who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49. The Russian Gymnastics Feder...
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Jill Janus, singer of the metal band Huntress, dies at 43
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jill Janus, lead singer of the heavy metal band Huntress, has died at age 43, her family and band said Thursday. Janus had long struggled with ment...