Obituaries
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CBS '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon dies in car crashFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in I...
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dies in VegasFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - He couldn't stop fighting the NCAA any more than he could give up chewing towels courtside. Jerry Tarkanian built a basketball dynasty in the desert, bu...
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Community mourns former Prospect Hts. officerFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Friends and family of Donald Ficarotta are remembering the former Prospect Heights police officer as a dedicated law enforcement official who never once complained durin...
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Elgin woman a mainstay at Senior Services AssociatesFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - If any shy senior citizens sat uncomfortably in a corner somewhere, Jennifer Almanza of Elgin never failed to bring them into the fold with her energy and zest for life....
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Former Canadiens coach Claude Ruel dies at age 76Feb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - MONTREAL (AP) - Claude Ruel, who coached the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup title in 1969, has died. He was 76. Ruel, a gifted hockey and baseball player in the 1...
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NFL Films founder Ed Sabol dies at age 98Feb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Sabol, the NFL Films founder who revolutionized sports broadcasting and reimagined pro football from an up-and-coming league to must-watch theater, ha...
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Former AP football writer Goldberg dies at 73Feb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Dave Goldberg always relished the chance to share his journalistic expertise and views with his peers. In turn, reporters walked away wiser, often chuckl...
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Designer of bullet train, Kikkoman soy sauce bottle has diedFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, whose works ranged from a bullet train to the red-capped Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser as familiar as the classic C...
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Survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack dies at 100Feb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) - The oldest living crew member of the battleship USS Arizona to have survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died in Northern California...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe B. Mauldin dead at 74Feb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe B. Mauldin, a bass player for Buddy Holly and The Crickets, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 74. The T...