Obituaries
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Glenn Snoddy, inventor of fuzz pedal for guitarists, dies
May 26, 2018 7:00 am - MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (AP) - A recording engineer whose invention of a pedal that allowed guitarists to create a fuzzy, distorted sound most famously used by Keith Ric...
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Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Clark dies at 67
May 25, 2018 7:00 am - MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) - Roger Clark, a drummer who contributed to the legendary Muscle Shoals sound, has died. The Times Daily reports that guitarist ...
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Veteran publicist to the stars Paul Bloch dead at age 78
May 25, 2018 7:00 am - Paul Bloch, a veteran Hollywood publicist for Rogers & Cowan who counted John Travolta, Eddie Murphy and Tom Cruise among his clients in a career that spanned more than ...
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Obituary: Tornado chaser wants ashes launched into a twister
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri storm chaser told friends in his obituary that he wants them to launch his ashes into a tornado, adding: "That'll be fun!!!!" Jim "Mad...
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Judge who took part in storied undercover Chicago probe dies
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - MARION, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois judge who went to Chicago for a temporary assignment and ended up helping convict dozens of judges, attorneys and police officers...
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Prize-winning children's author Richard Peck dies at 84
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prize-winning children's author Richard Peck, who drew upon his Illinois roots for such favorites as "A Long Way from Chicago" and "A Year Down Yonder," ...
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Hungarian runner and coach Laszlo Tabori dies at 86
May 24, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Laszlo Tabori, who in 1955 became the third man to break the four-minute barrier in the mile and later coached distance runners at the University of S...
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Former Mundelein High trustee was passionate about educationMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - A former member of two Mundelein-area school boards is being remembered for her dedication to public service and her passion for education. Dawn Miller served on the Dia...
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Philip Roth: a generation's defining voice
May 23, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In the self-imposed retirement of his final years, Philip Roth remained curious and removed from the world he had shocked and had shocked him in return. ...
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Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85
May 23, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of "Portnoy's Complaint" to th...