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Former USC President Steven Sample dies at 75

The Associated Press
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Steven Browning Sample, who was president of the University of Southern California for 19 years during which the school rose to international prominen...
Son Sean Astin remembers mother Patty Duke, 'a warrior'

By LAURI NEFF
Mar 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After months of seeing his mother in pain and holding her hand when she died, Sean Astin turned his mourning over Patty Duke's death Tuesday into a bit o...
From the archives: Patty Duke considered bringing play to Des Plaines Theatre

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: Patty Duke died Tuesday at the age of 69. This story originally ran on May 12, 2014. Actress Patty Duke, who earned an Oscar for her portrayal of Hel...
Recalling Patty Duke's visits to Des Plaines, St. Charles

By Dann Gire
Mar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - In 2011 before her visit to St. Charles, I asked actress Patty Duke if she ever thought about death. "Oh, my God! Only every single day of my life!" she replied. "All th...
Former NBA player, coach and GM Vince Boryla dies at 89

The Associated Press
Mar 28, 2016 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Vince Boryla, a former player, coach and general manager in the NBA, died Sunday. He was 89. The death was confirmed by the Denver Nuggets and the Universi...
Global Catholic Network founder Mother Angelica has died

By JAY REEVES
Mar 28, 2016 7:00 am - Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a television ministry that grew into a global religious media empire, has died. Sh...
Former Aurora Mayor Albert McCoy steered city through tumultuous changes

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 28, 2016 1:00 am - As mayor of Aurora during the 1960s and 1970s, Albert McCoy guided his lifelong home through rapidly changing times. Under his guidance, the city established a fair hous...
'Legends of the Fall' author Jim Harrison dead at 78

By HILLEL ITALIE
Mar 27, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveler who wrote with gruff affection for the country's landscape and rural life and enjoyed mai...
Gary Planos, popular tournament host at Kapalua, dies

The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2016 7:00 am - KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Gary Planos, who started out as a bag boy at Kapalua and became a favorite tournament host among PGA Tour players when he ran the Tournament of Ch...
Global Catholic Network founder Mother Angelica has died

The Associated Press
Mar 27, 2016 7:00 am - HANCEVILLE, Alabama (AP) - Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a television ministry that grew into a global religious...

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