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Comic's comic Kevin Meaney has died at age 60

The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2016 7:00 am - FORESTBURGH, New York (AP) - Kevin Meaney, a comic's comic who worked the standup circuit, was a staple on late-night TV and starred in the short-lived 1990s CBS series ...
Mettawa trustee remembered as 'humble man'

By Robert Sanchez
Oct 22, 2016 1:00 am - Jess Ray knew exactly who to call to help him out of a jam after a night of heavy snow in Mettawa a few years ago. Ray's snowblower wasn't working, and his car was stuck...
Drew Sharp, longtime Detroit sports columnist, dies at 56

The Associated Press
Oct 21, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Free Press says sports columnist Drew Sharp has died. He was 56. The newspaper says Sharp died at his home Friday in Bloomfield Hills, a Detro...
Seiji Hirao, key figure in Japanese rugby, dies at 53

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Seiji Hirao, who played in three rugby world cups for Japan and was coach in another, has died. He was 53. Hirao died in hospital Thursday where he was bein...
Former Florida men's basketball coach Tommy Bartlett dies

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2016 7:00 am - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tommy Bartlett, who coached the Florida men's basketball team for seven seasons, has died. He was 88. Tom Tallent, the manager at Chattanooga F...
Village clerk lived up to lofty Mount Prospect motto

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 20, 2016 1:00 am - This story was updated Oct. 21 to correct the start of visitation on Saturday to 10 a.m. Mount Prospect's motto states that it is a place "where friendliness is a w...
Ex-Leeds, Wales goalkeeper Gary Sprake dies at 71

The Associated Press
Oct 19, 2016 7:00 am - LEEDS, England (AP) - Gary Sprake, the goalkeeper of the great Leeds United team under Don Revie in the late 1960 and early 1970s, has died. He was 71. Leeds announced t...
Thom Jones, author of 'The Pugilist at Rest,' dies at 71

By HILLEL ITALIE
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Thom Jones, an acclaimed short-story writer who drew upon family tragedy and his own painful struggles for "The Pugilist At Rest" and other collections, ...
Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards, member of The Intruders, dies

The Associated Press
Oct 18, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An original member of the pioneering Philadelphia-based soul group The Intruders has died. Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards was 74. Edwards died Saturday a...
Mount Prospect village clerk dies of cancer

By Melissa Silverberg
Oct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Lisa Angell, Mount Prospect's village clerk and a village employee for the past 28 years, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Angell, 62, was diagnosed about a year ago, b...

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