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Former longtime Des Plaines alderman Kisslinger dies, family says

By Chacour Koop
Feb 09, 2017 12:00 am - Dan Kisslinger, a longtime Des Plaines alderman, died Jan. 28 in Columbus, Ohio, family members said. He was 92. Kisslinger served as 4th Ward alderman during three deca...
Alan Simpson, writer of classic British sitcoms, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Screenwriter Alan Simpson, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" and "Steptoe and Son," has died at age 87. Simpson's agent...
Alec McCowen, a West End and Broadway star, dies at 91

By JILL LAWLESS
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Alec McCowen, a West End and Broadway star who had global success with a one-man show about the life of Jesus, has died. He was 91. The actor's nephew, the...
Swede who made numbers and facts entertaining dies at 68

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Swedish foundation says Hans Rosling, a global health professor known for his ability to make numbers and facts entertaining, has died. He w...
British socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson found dead, aged 45

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, former party girl and a god-daughter of Prince Charles, was found dead at her London home on Wednesday. She was 45. The prince said ...
First Navy SEAL to become admiral dies at 93

By JULIE WATSON
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Richard Lyon, the first Navy SEAL to rise to the rank of admiral, has died at 93. Lyon served four decades in the Navy, including World War II and the K...
West Dundee man killed in work accident remembered as role model

By Lauren Rohr
Feb 08, 2017 12:00 am - A week after Don Tentler died in a work accident at the Geneva Commons shopping center, his children are having difficulty processing the reality of what happened. Follo...
Irwin Corey, the king of comedic confusion, dies at 102

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Irwin Corey, the wild-haired comedian and actor known for his improvisational riffs and nonsensical style who billed himself as "The World's Foremost Aut...
Violinist Asmussen, 1 of Denmark's best known jazzmen, dies

The Associated Press
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen, who played with legends Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Toots Thielemans, has died. He wa...
Former New Zealand captain Steve Sumner dies at 61

The Associated Press
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Steve Sumner, who captained the New Zealand football team that played at the 1982 World Cup after the longest qualifying campaign in the t...

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