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Remo Belli, musician who pioneered synthetic drumheads, dies

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
May 02, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Remo Belli, a musician who pioneered the synthetic drumhead in time to help a generation of rock-and-rollers shape their sound and then saw it be...
George Weymouth, artist who hid Wyeth's 'Helga' works, dies

The Associated Press
May 02, 2016 7:00 am - CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) - George Weymouth, a museum founder, conservationist and artist who for years helped hide a secret cache of Andrew Wyeth's "Helga" portraits, has d...
Former Oakton Community College chairman Emory Williams dies

Daily Herald report
May 02, 2016 1:00 am - Emory Williams, former chairman of the Oakton Community College board, died Monday, April 25, the college announced Monday. Williams, of Evanston, was on the board from ...
Jesuit priest, peace activist Daniel Berrigan dies at 94

By MICHAEL BALSAMO
Apr 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, a Roman Catholic priest and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files in a protest against the Vietnam War, die...
Peace activist, Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan dies at 94

By MICHAEL BALSAMO
Apr 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - His defiant protests helped shape Americans' opposition to the Vietnam War. And they landed The Rev. Daniel Berrigan behind bars. The Roman Catholic prie...
Les Waas, creator of the Mister Softee jingle, dies at 94

The Associated Press
Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Les Waas, the advertising legend behind the Mister Softee jingle heard in hundreds of ice cream trucks for more than half a century, has died. He was...
Ex-Montana Sen. Conrad Burns dies; influenced energy policy

By MATTHEW BROWN and MATT VOLZ
Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, a former cattle auctioneer whose folksy demeanor and political acumen earned him three terms and the bitter disdai...
K-tel creator Philip Kives has died at age 87

By CHARMAINE NORONHA
Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Philip Kives, the tireless TV pitchman whose commercials implored viewers to "wait, there's more!" while selling everything from vegetable slicers to hit ...
Blackie Sherrod, longtime Texas sports writer, dead at 96

The Associated Press
Apr 28, 2016 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - The East Coast had Red Smith. The West Coast had Jim Murray. Texas had Blackie Sherrod. Sherrod, the longtime Texas sports writer revered for his dry wit, ...
Frank Belmont Jr. remembered for launching Carmel athletic excellence

By Bob Susnjara
Apr 28, 2016 1:00 am - Andy Bitto remembers how Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein wasn't much of anything on the sports landscape until Frank Belmont Jr. returned to his alma mater. Bel...

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