Obituaries
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Original Northwest Community Hospital worker "loved this community"May 14, 2014 1:01 am - Harriet Abernethy-Ogorzalek started working at Northwest Community Hospital before it even opened, and she continued to support the institution as a donor long after her...
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Robert D. Stuart Jr.: Former Quaker Oats CEO, ambassador remembered as 'great American leader”May 13, 2014 1:00 am - Lake Forest resident Robert D. Stuart Jr. — who spent 15 years as Quaker Oats Co.'s chief executive officer — is remembered for his service as a U.S. ambassador, philant...
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Sauter tribute this week in D.C.May 12, 2014 1:00 am - The memory of Illinois State Police Trooper James Sauter will be honored in Washington, D.C., this week as troopers from Illinois State Police District 15 participate in...
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Nobel prize winner, champion boxer among past week's deathsMay 10, 2014 1:01 am - • Gary Becker, a University of Chicago professor who received the Nobel Prize in economic sciences and is credited with pioneering the approach to economics as the study...
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Longtime Wheaton public works director diesMay 10, 2014 1:01 am - Before every winter in Wheaton, Joseph Knippen quipped, "We're due for a big one." It hit in 1979. Knippen did what he always did: Instead of barking orders to his staff...
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Services set for Palatine father, son killed in AfghanistanMay 08, 2014 1:00 am - Services have been scheduled for Gary and John Gabel, the father and son from Palatine who were shot and killed in Afghanistan late last month. Visitation for both Gary,...
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Memorial fund for Barrington motorcycle crash victimMay 08, 2014 1:00 am - A fund has been established to offset funeral expenses for the man who died Tuesday following a motorcycle crash at Hart Road and Northwest Highway in Barrington. Josep...
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Maine Twp. assessor, former Dist. 207 board member Tom Rueckert dies at 73May 07, 2014 1:00 am - Maine Township's assessor of the past 29 years, Thomas E. Rueckert, died Tuesday at the age of 73 after a long battle with lung disease. First elected township assessor ...
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Notable deaths last weekMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - • Bob Hoskins never lost his Cockney accent, even as he became a global star who charmed and alarmed audiences in a vast range of roles. Short and bald, with a face he o...
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Funeral set in St. Charles for former Grizzlies ownerApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - The funeral for former Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley will be Friday in St. Charles. The team said Tuesday that a wake is planned for Thursday at Malone Funeral...