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Buddy Cianci, dominant in Rhode Island politics, dies at 74

By MICHELLE R. SMITH
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking political rogue who presided over the revitalization of Providence during two stints in office cut sh...
Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner dies at age 74

BY HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to...
Great train robber Gordon Goody dies in Spain aged 86

The Associated Press
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Officials in a southern Spain beach town say a member of the British gang that pulled off the 1963 "Great Train Robbery" has died. Gordon Goody was 86 and ...
Jacques Rivette, French New Wave film director, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Jan 29, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French director Jacques Rivette, a secretive pioneer of New Wave film acclaimed for expanding the boundaries of movie making and for creating rich roles for...
Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner dies at age 74

The Associated Press
Jan 28, 2016 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Paul Kantner, an original member of the seminal 1960s rock band Jefferson Airplane and the eventual leader of successor group Jefferson Starship, ha...
Charity founder 'cared so much' about children

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 28, 2016 12:00 am - Volunteers with the Woodfield Area Children's Organization are grieving the loss of one of their co-founders and the agency's driving force. Joe Sernett of Hoffman Estat...
'Wonderful Life' singer Colin Vearncombe dies after crash

The Associated Press
Jan 27, 2016 6:00 am - DUBLIN (AP) - British singer Colin Vearncombe, who had a 1980s hit with "Wonderful Life" under the stage name Black, has died from injuries suffered in a car accident. H...
Pastor emeritus at Our Lade of Hope Catholic Church in Rosemont dies

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 27, 2016 12:00 am - The Rev. William Mannion, who served parishes across the Archdiocese of Chicago for more than 50 years, most recently as the pastor emeritus of Our Lady of Hope Catholic...
Founder of Woodfield Area Children's Organization dies at 82

Daily Herald report
Jan 27, 2016 12:00 am - Joe Sernett of Hoffman Estates, founder and past president of the Woodfield Area Children's Organization, died Tuesday at the age of 82. Founded 35 years ago, WACO is a ...
Self-taught painter, sculptor Thornton Dial dies

The Associated Press
Jan 26, 2016 6:00 am - McCALLA, Ala. (AP) - Self-taught artist Thornton Dial, who transformed discarded junk into sculpture and painted in bright colors and bold lines, has died at his home in...

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