Obituaries
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Journalist and author Ruth Gruber dies in NY at age 105
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Ruth Gruber saw a report during World War II that 1,000 Jewish refugees were being brought to the United States, she rushed straight to her job with...
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Richard Lundberg, former rector at Arlington Heights church, dies at 91Nov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Rev. Richard Lundberg, who successfully led a capital campaign that changed the footprint and reach of St. Simon Episcopal Church in Arlington Heights, has died. Lun...
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Priest who served in Des Plaines, Buffalo Grove and Wauconda dies at 64Nov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Catholic parishes across Cook and Lake counties are mourning the loss of a beloved pastor, the Rev. Patrick Cecil, who died Monday. He served the Archdiocese of Chicago ...
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Former Archer Daniels Midland CEO Dwayne Andreas dead at 98
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Dwayne Andreas, the farmer's son and college dropout who turned the grain-processing company Archer Daniels Midland into "the supermarket to the w...
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Melvin Laird, Vietnam War defense secretary, dies at 94
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Melvin Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman and U.S. defense secretary during years when President Nixon struggled to find a way to withdraw troops...
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Leon Billings, key author of laws on clean air, water dies
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Leon G. Billings, a former aide to Maine Sen. Edmund Muskie and a key author of the Clean Air Act and other landmark environmental laws, has died. Bill...
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Students honor teacher who died at Buffalo Grove HSNov 16, 2016 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School students are finding ways to honor teacher Stephanie Ramos, who collapsed and died in the school building Monday. BG Gives Back, a student-led ...
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Mose Allison, jazz-blues musician, dead at 89
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Mose Allison, a pianist and singer whose witty, southern-accented lyrics delivered over a backdrop of boogie-woogie blues and jazz piano won fans and inf...
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Tennis Hall of Fame member Gardnar Mulloy dies at 102
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Gardnar Mulloy, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who won 129 U.S. national titles and played competitively into his 90s, has died at age 10...
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Principal cellist of Boston Symphony Orchestra dies at 85
Nov 15, 2016 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Jules Eskin, the principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than half a century, has died after a long struggle with cancer. He was 85. Es...