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"Geek Love" author Katherine Dunn dead at 70

The Associated Press
May 13, 2016 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Writer Katherine Dunn, who was famous for her novel "Geek Love," died at her Portland, Oregon home Wednesday. She was 70. Dunn died Wednesday of co...
Teen football player whose injury raised safety efforts dies

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
May 12, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Donnovan Hill, the California teenager whose paralyzing football injury led to increased safety protections for young players after he sued a youth le...
Polanski producer and Holocaust survivor Gene Gutowski dies

By VANESSA GERA
May 11, 2016 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Gene Gutowski, a Polish-American Holocaust survivor who was the producer of three films by director Roman Polanski in the 1960s and reunited with h...
Rex Hughes, former college and NBA coach, dies at 77

The Associated Press
May 10, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rex Hughes, who coached collegiately at Kent State, Southern California and UNLV in addition to the NBA, has died. He was 77. USC said Tuesday that Hu...
Former airport chairman had passion for aviation, teaching others to fly

By Erin Hegarty
May 10, 2016 1:00 am - E. Allan Englehardt had a passion not only for flying, but also for teaching others how to fly. He piloted planes with United Airlines for 38 years and worked as a fligh...
Reg Grundy, producer behind popular 'Neighbours,' dies at 92

The Associated Press
May 09, 2016 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Australian television mogul Reginald "Reg" Grundy, who helped create the wildly popular Aussie soap opera "Neighbours," has died, friends and colleagues sa...
William Schallert, actor and union activist, has died at 93

By FRAZIER MOORE
May 09, 2016 7:00 am - William Schallert, a veteran TV performer and Hollywood union leader who played Patty Duke's father - and uncle - on television and led a long, contentious strike for ac...
John Young, founder of baseball's RBI program, dies at 67

The Associated Press
May 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - John Young, the founder of a baseball youth program that has served thousands across North America and the Caribbean, has died. He 67. His death was anno...
Schaumburg firefighter dies after cancer fight

By Eric Peterson
May 09, 2016 1:00 am - Schaumburg firefighter Mike Solberg died Friday at the age of 34 after a 3½-year battle with brain cancer. “It is with a heavy heart, we announce the passing of one of o...
Former Arlington Heights village president dies at 61

By Lauren Rohr
May 08, 2016 1:00 am - A lifelong Arlington Heights resident and a longtime elected official, Dr. Michael Schroeder was best known for his dedication to the community and his strong religious ...

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