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Chicago DJ Herb Kent dies after 7-decade career in radio

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - One of Chicago's earliest African-American disc jockeys, Herb Kent, has died at age 88 after a seven-decade career. The radio station where Kent worked, i...
Sheikh Khalifa, deposed former ruler of Qatar, dies at 84

By ADAM SCHRECK
Oct 23, 2016 7:00 am - Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the former emir of the tiny Gulf nation of Qatar who was deposed by his son in a bloodless palace coup, died on Sunday. The emiri diwa...
Simone Schaller, Olympic hurdler in '32 and '36, dies at 104

The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2016 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Simone Schaller, an American hurdler who competed at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Games and was believed to be the oldest living Olympian, has died. S...
Junko Tabei, 1st woman to climb Everest, dies at 77

By KEN MORITSUGU
Oct 22, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The first woman to climb Mount Everest didn't stop there. Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, who died Thursday at 77, devoted her adult life to scaling peaks...
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...

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