Obituaries
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Reds executive Gene Bennett dies at age 89
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) - Gene Bennett, who was with the Cincinnati Reds organization for more than 60 years as a scout and executive, died Wednesday. He was 89. Bennett b...
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Neil Chayet, of 'Looking at the Law' radio fame, dies
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A lawyer who entertained U.S. radio listeners with brief tales of interesting court cases has died. Neil Chayet was 78. Chayet's family says he died Friday...
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Country music matriarch Jo Walker-Meador dies at 93
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jo Walker-Meador, a matriarch of country music who led the Country Music Association for nearly three decades, has died. She was 93. She died Tue...
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Former Michigan Rep. Vern Ehlers, a physicist, dies at 83
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Vern Ehlers, a research physicist and moderate Republican who represented a western Michigan congressional district for 17 years and advocated for ...
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Citizens Park memorial service to honor Barrington-area conservation leaderAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - Thomas Waid Vanderpoel was known in the Barrington area for continuing his father's work with Citizens for Conservation, a nonprofit that's preserved thousands of acres ...
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Late Glen Ellyn teacher remembered for generosity, road tripsAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - As a kid growing up in Wheaton, Michael Miele and his family would spend summers on the road, traveling to every state in the continental U.S. Those family vacations ins...
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Robert Yancy, only child of singer Natalie Cole, dies at 39
Aug 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Yancy, the only child of singer Natalie Cole and grandson of crooner Nat King Cole, has died. He was 39. Yancy was found dead Monday night at h...
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Longtime Arlington Heights funeral director Glueckert diesAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - John W. Glueckert Sr., the Arlington Heights native synonymous with his local funeral home business, has died after battling cancer since last year. Glueckert, 82, died ...
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'My Favorite Year' actor Joe Bologna dies at 82
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joe Bologna, the actor, director and writer known for his role in the 1982 film comedy "My Favorite Year," died Sunday. He was 82. Bologna died in the...
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Rolling Meadows Alderman Jerry Hill diesAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - First-term Rolling Meadows Alderman Jerry Hill, whose family was among the city's first residents, has died. Hill, 64, who was elected Ward 2 alderman in April, died at ...