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US bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead

By TIM REYNOLDS
May 06, 2017 7:00 am - Steven Holcomb was simultaneously ordinary and remarkable. America's best bobsled pilot was a self-described computer geek who would rub elbows with Hollywood stars. He ...
Reaction to the death of US bobsledder Steven Holcomb

By The Associated Press
May 06, 2017 7:00 am - Some of the reactions on Saturday to the death of U.S. Olympic bobsledder Steven Holcomb: "USA Luge is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Holcomb. Not only...
Steven Holcomb's career highlights

By The Associated Press
May 06, 2017 7:00 am - A look at the career highlights for U.S. Olympic bobsledder Steven Holcomb, who was found dead Saturday: ___ OLYMPICS 2010 Gold medal, four-man (with Steve Mesler, Curt ...
Top Syrian comedian Najah Hafeez dies

The Associated Press
May 06, 2017 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's state news agency says Najah Hafeez, one of the country's top comedians, has died following a battle with illness. She was 84. The state news agenc...
Olympic swim champion Adolph Kiefer dies at 98

By Beth Harris Associated Press
May 06, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County resident Adolph Kiefer, the 100-meter backstroke champion at the 1936 Berlin Games who was America's oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport, has di...
Father of acting Wilson brothers dead at 76

The Associated Press
May 05, 2017 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Robert A. Wilson, father of actors Luke, Owen and Andrew Wilson, and a landmark public television station executive who introduced "Monty Python's Flying C...
Leo Thorsness, decorated POW in Vietnam with McCain, dies

The Associated Press
May 05, 2017 7:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Retired Air Force Col. Leo K. Thorsness, a highly decorated Vietnam War pilot who was shot down and held for six years at the notorious "Hanoi H...
Club owner who turned Sunset Strip into rock heaven dies

By JOHN ROGERS
May 05, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mario Maglieri, the Hollywood entrepreneur who doubled as a godfather figure to generations of rock stars from the Doors' Jim Morrison to Guns 'N Rose...
Alfred Rosati leaned on family to help build pizza empire

By Eileen O. Daday
May 05, 2017 1:00 am - One of three founders of Rosati's Pizza, the business that brought the idea of carryout meals and free delivery to the growing Northwest suburbs, has died. Alfred Rosati...
Arlington Heights father of 2 dies after 12-year fight with cancer

By Eileen O. Daday
May 05, 2017 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights father of two, who brought joy and laughter to all those he encountered, has succumbed to the cancer he had fought for nearly 12 years. David Grinsl...

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