Obituaries
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'No dark secrets,' says father of Lake in the Hills murder-suicide victimsJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - There were "no dark secrets or anything like that," Luis Garcia said Thursday of the tragic death of his two young children at the hands of his wife. A makeshift memoria...
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Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies
Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - As German tanks encircled the Polish town of Katowice, rookie British newspaper reporter Clare Hollingworth picked up the phone and dialed the British E...
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Paralyzed New York detective who became voice for peace dies
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Roman Herzog, Germany's president in the 1990s, dies at 82
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Alice Terrill, Daily Herald's longtime 'Just Dogs' columnist, dies at 99Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Alice Terrill of Buffalo Grove loved dogs, and people in the community remember her "Just Dogs" weekly column that ran for decades in the Daily Herald. But that's not wh...
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Former Wauconda firefighter dies after falling into Arizona canyonJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A former part-time Wauconda firefighter has died in central Arizona. Micah Austin, 43, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, died while riding in the Salt River Canyon. Gila Count...
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Former track co-owner who organized 'Miracle Million' dies at 78Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A former co-owner of Arlington Park credited with pulling off the "Miracle Million" after a devastating fire in 1985 has died. Figures throughout the horse racing indust...
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Former MLB pitcher, pitching coach Jackie Brown dies
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Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman dies in UK at age 91
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Buddy Bregman, arranger and producer, dead at age 86