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'E.T.' screenwriter Melissa Mathison dies at 65

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 04, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Melissa Mathison, the screenwriter who crafted the enchanting worlds of iconic family films including "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial," has died. She pass...
Country music artist Tommy Overstreet dies at 78

The Associated Press
Nov 04, 2015 6:00 am - HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Tommy Overstreet, a country music artist who had several hits in the 1970s, has died at age 78. Overstreet's wife, Diane Overstreet, says he died ...
Fred McNeill, former Vikings linebacker, dies at 63

By The Associated Press
Nov 04, 2015 6:00 am - Fred McNeill, the former Minnesota linebacker who helped the Vikings reach two Super Bowls in his 12-year NFL career, has died. He was 63. Wife Tia McNeill said he died ...
Longtime teacher brought the world into his classrooms

By Eileen O. Daday
Nov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Richard O'Brien was a fixture at Sunny Hill Elementary School in Carpentersville, where he volunteered three days a week as a tutor and teacher's assistant. It wasn't ju...
'Chariots of Fire' screenwriter Colin Welland dies at 81

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Actor and writer Colin Welland, who famously told Hollywood "the British are coming" when he won an Academy Award for "Chariots of Fire," has died. He was ...
Former British tennis player Mike Davies dies at 79

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Mike Davies, a former British Davis Cup player and Wimbledon doubles finalist, has died. He was 79. The International Tennis Federation says Davies died Mo...
European fencing confederation head Frantisek Janda dies

The Associated Press
Nov 03, 2015 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Frantisek Janda, the president of the European Fencing Confederation, died Tuesday. He was 48. The Czech Olympic Committee and the country's fencing federa...
Iraq's Ahmad Chalabi, leading voice behind 2003 war, dies

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN
Nov 03, 2015 6:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Ahmad Chalabi, a prominent Iraqi politician who became a Pentagon favorite when he helped convince the Bush administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein in ...
Barrington educator Herbert Price left legacy of innovation

By Eileen O. Daday
Nov 03, 2015 12:00 am - A longtime educator who presided over four different schools as principal during his career with Barrington Area Unit District 220 has died. Herbert Price, Jr. led Hough...
Former Sen. Fred Thompson, had TV and film roles, dies at 73

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II
Nov 02, 2015 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bouncing from politics to the big screen and back, Fred Thompson played many roles well and those who knew him say the folksy former U.S. senator...

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