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Donations sought for drowned Waukegan boy's funeral

By Doug T. Graham
Jun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Family and friends of the 14-year-old Waukegan boy who drowned Friday at Waukegan Municipal Beach have raised more than $1,000 toward the cost of his funeral since Satur...
Italian film comic Bud Spencer, the 'good giant,' dies at 86

By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Bud Spencer, a burly comic actor dubbed the "good giant" for punching out bad guys on the screen, often in a long series of spaghetti westerns, has died in I...
Former major leaguer Jim Hickman dies at 79

The Associated Press
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Jim Hickman, who played for four teams in 13 major league seasons and had a hand in one of the most famous plays in All-Star Game history, has died...
Mack Rice, composer of 'Mustang Sally,' dies at 82

By JEFF KAROUB
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Mack Rice, the composer of '60s hit "Mustang Sally" and co-writer of the Staple Singers' landmark "Respect Yourself" has died in Detroit. He was 82. Laura...
Legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt dies

By Steve Megargee AP Sportswriter
Jun 28, 2016 1:00 am - KNOXVILLE Tenn. - Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during h...
German actor Goetz George dies at age 77

The Associated Press
Jun 27, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German actor Goetz George, much beloved for his role as hard-nosed but good-hearted inspector in the country's iconic "Tatort" TV crime series, has died. H...
Award-winning Barbadian-born author Austin Clarke dies at 81

The Associated Press
Jun 26, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Austin Clarke, the award-winning Barbadian-born author who wrote about the immigrant experience and being black in Canada, died Sunday at age 81. His publ...
Longtime Iowa sportscaster Bob Brooks dies at age 89

The Associated Press
Jun 26, 2016 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Longtime Iowa sports broadcaster Bob Brooks, who spent his more than seven-decade career covering everything from high school games to Hawkeyes...
Former Temple hoops star Hal Lear dies at 81

The Associated Press
Jun 26, 2016 7:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Hal Lear, the sweet-shooting guard who starred for the Temple Owls in the 1950s and still holds the school record for points in a season, has d...
Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jun 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bernie Worrell, the ingenious "Wizard of Woo" whose amazing array of keyboard sounds and textures helped define the Parliament-Funkadelic musical empire ...

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