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Tony-winning gospel singer Linda Hopkins dies at 92

By The Associated Press
Apr 13, 2017 7:00 am - Actress and gospel singer Linda Hopkins, who won a Tony Award in 1972 for the musical "Inner City," died Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to her great-niece Haz...
Longtime Bartlett Trustee Arends dies at age 69

By Chacour Koop
Apr 13, 2017 1:00 am - T.L. Arends, a longtime Bartlett village trustee, community leader and career banker, died Tuesday at the age 69 after a long-fought battle with illness. Arends served o...
David Letterman's mom, who became unlikely star, dies at 95

The Associated Press
Apr 12, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - David Letterman's mother Dorothy Mengering, a Midwestern homemaker who became an unlikely celebrity in her 70s as she baked mystery pies and covered the ...
Comedian Charlie Murphy, brother of Eddie, dies at 57

The Associated Press
Apr 12, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Charlie Murphy, the older brother of Eddie Murphy and a comic performer in his own right who turned encounters with Rick James and Prince into standout s...
J. Geils, 'Centerfold' musician, dies at age 71

The Associated Press
Apr 12, 2017 7:00 am - GROTON, Mass. (AP) - Musician J. Geils, founder of The J. Geils Band, known for such peppy early '80s pop hits as "Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold," has died in his Massac...
German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus dies at 81

The Associated Press
Apr 12, 2017 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The publisher of German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who worked with Martin Scorsese on "Gangs of New York," ''Goodfellas" and "The Departed," says Ba...
Patricia McKissack, noted author of children's books, dies

The Associated Press
Apr 11, 2017 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - Patricia C. McKissack, a prolific author of children's books on African-American history, folklore and stories, has died. She was 72. McKissack, of the ...
John Clarke, beloved Down Under for his satire, dies at 68

By NICK PERRY
Apr 10, 2017 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - After Australia's then-Prime Minister John Howard refused to formally apologize to indigenous Aboriginal people for past atrocities, an ac...
Kane County officer remembered as thoughtful friend

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 09, 2017 1:00 am - Holly Quinn was never too busy or overwhelmed by a tough job in law enforcement to find time for her friends. She visited one of her closest friends nearly every weekend...
Russian cosmonaut Grechko dies at 85; made 3 space trips

The Associated Press
Apr 08, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian space agency Roscosmos says Soviet-era cosmonaut Georgy Grechko has died at age 85. Grechko made three trips into space between 1975 and 1985, ...

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