Obituaries
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Arlington Heights mom dies saving boy in Wisconsin lakeJul 24, 2014 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights single mother of two died Tuesday after jumping into a northern Wisconsin lake to save the 9-year-old godson of her friend. Karen Wessel, 47, was va...
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Friends mourn loss of advocate for suburban homelessJul 24, 2014 1:00 am - By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Mary Cadigan was a slightly built mother of six whose parents came from Ireland, but friends and acquaintances knew her as ...
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Film, TV legend James Garner, reluctant hero, diesJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Few actors could register disbelief, exasperation or annoyance with more comic subtlety. James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while the corner of his m...
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Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at 89Jul 16, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89. Jose...
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Jazz bass innovator Charlie Haden dies at 76Jul 12, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking quartet and liberated ...
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Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies at 65Jul 12, 2014 1:01 am - Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday. Dave F...
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Former pro pitcher Gloria 'Tippy' Schweigerdt diesJul 11, 2014 1:00 am - Not many young men learn how to throw a curveball from their moms. But that's exactly what Gloria “Tippy” Schweigerdt did with her son, Gordon. Schweigerdt had some expe...
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Judge Roszkowski dies at 91Jul 09, 2014 1:01 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. - A long-serving judge whom a federal courthouse in northern Illinois is named for has died. The clerk for the Northern District of Illinois announced t...
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Former Vernon Hills Trustee Donald L. Hook diesJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Plenty of Northwestern University alumni say they bleed purple and white. Then there was Donald L. Hook. A 1974 graduate, Hook hadn't missed a home football game in Evan...
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Libertyville's Joanne Boehm remembered for community workJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Longtime Libertyville resident Joanne Boehm is being remembered as a community volunteer, a dedicated church parishioner and a patron of the arts. "I don't think there w...