Obituaries
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Notable deaths last weekSep 13, 2014 1:00 am - • Frank Torre, the World Series star who helped put little brother Joe on a path that led to the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 82. Torre played seven seasons in the maj...
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Roy Leonard's son: He was kind in private as well as public lifeSep 12, 2014 5:30 am - Editor's note: This remembrance of famed WGN radio personality Roy Leonard, 83, who died Sept. 4, was written for the Daily Herald by one of his six sons, Kyle Leonard. ...
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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies at 88Sep 11, 2014 11:00 pm - DUBLIN (AP) — The Rev. Ian Paisley, the divisive Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a...
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British actor Donald Sinden dies at 90Sep 11, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON (AP) — British actor Donald Sinden, known for his rich voice and varied roles, died Friday at his home in Kent, southern England, of prostate cancer, his son s...
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Life story: The genius behind the Super JSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - The creator behind one of the suburbs' most iconic childhood memories - the Super J Slide at Sunny Hill Beach in Wauconda - has died. Stanley Jachec was a talented struc...
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Suburban musical theater favorite killed in Indiana crashSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - Bernie Yvon, an accomplished musical theater actor and near constant presence on the suburban scene, died Saturday following a crash in Munster, Indiana, police confirme...
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Notable deaths last weekSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - • Longtime Chicago radio and TV personality Roy Leonard, who introduced listeners and viewers to some of America's biggest celebrities as they were just getting started,...
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Bruce Morton, veteran TV newsman, diesSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Bruce Morton, a news correspondent for CBS and then CNN who covered Washington politics with a low-key but authoritative style for more than four decades and who co-host...
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Roy Leonard: WGN icon and film critic rememberedSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com Roy Leonard and I sat next to each other while watching the movie "Wild Things" at Chicago's Lake Street Screening Room in...
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Des Plaines honors 29-year-old alderman who diedSep 02, 2014 1:00 am - A photo and bouquet of flowers were set up Tuesday night on the Des Plaines city council dais in honor of former 7th Ward Alderman Joanna Sojka, as city leaders publicly...