Obituaries
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Remembering 'Mr. Batavia,' Bob PopeckNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Bob Popeck was "a kind of Mr. Batavia," according to Mayor Jeff Schielke. Although Popeck wasn't born there - he came from Cicero at age 12 - he quickly came to love the...
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Buffalo Grove's Bill Brimm recalled as 'glue that held the village together'Nov 09, 2016 12:00 am - The former village manager of Buffalo Grove, described by one colleague as being the "glue that held the village together," died unexpectedly on Tuesday. Bill Brimm serv...
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Keeneland bugler George 'Bucky' Sallee dies at age 87
Nov 08, 2016 6:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - George "Bucky" Sallee, who bugled horses to the post at Keeneland for more than 50 years, has died. He was 87. Sallee's wife of 38 years, Barbara C...
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Janet Reno, former US attorney general, dies at age 78
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Shy and admittedly awkward, Janet Reno became a blunt prosecutor and the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and was also the epicenter of a relen...
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Janet Reno, former US attorney general, dies at age 78
Nov 07, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Janet Reno, who was the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general but also became the epicenter of multiple political storms during the Clinton administ...
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Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis dies at age 64
Nov 06, 2016 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Zoltan Kocsis, a famed pianist and conductor and musical director of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, has died at age 64. The Phil...
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Morris Taft, who helped UCLA to 1st NCAA Tourney win, dies
Nov 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Morris Taft, a guard under coach John Wooden at UCLA from 1954-56 who helped the Bruins win their first NCAA Tournament game, has died. He was 84. The...
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Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey dies at 87
Nov 05, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing "Baroque Hoedown" used as the...
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Greek businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos dies at 63
Nov 05, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Andreas Vgenopoulos, a Greek lawyer turned business tycoon, died Saturday of a heart attack, his Marfin Investment Group announced. He was 63. Vgen...
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Fashion designer James Galanos dies; dressed Nancy Reagan
Nov 02, 2016 7:00 am - WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - James Galanos, the California fashion designer who was known for his elegant, meticulously constructed dresses and created both of first la...