Obituaries
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Notable deaths: Frankie Knuckles, Charles KeatingApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - Frankie Knuckles, a Grammy-winning Chicago disc jockey known as the "Godfather of House Music" who worked with artists including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, has died...
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Images: Work of AP photographer killed in AfghanistanApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - ...
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Writer-environmentalist Peter Matthiessen diesApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Peter Matthiessen, a rich man's son who spurned a life of ease in favor of physical and spiritual challenges and produced such acclaimed works as "The Snow Le...
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Buffalo Grove High School grad loses fight with cancerApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Back in 2012, when Andrew Zint accepted his diploma at Buffalo Grove High School, his classmates gave him a long, heartfelt...
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Suburban woman was more than just a receptionistApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Patricia Tyrrell worked as a longtime receptionist at the famed Chicago ad agency J. Walter Thompson, but her role superseded her title. As the receptionist on the agenc...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - Prisoner of war Jeremiah Denton declared his loyalty to the U.S. government during a 1966 interview for what was supposed to be a propaganda film. But his enraged captor...
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Lake County official remembered as 'humble, caring'Mar 25, 2014 1:00 am - Artis Yancey, one of Lake County's more recognizable public figures, was laid to rest Tuesday after a stirring funeral service filled with tears for his passing and joy ...
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Longtime Palatine artist was first full-time Harper faculty memberMar 22, 2014 8:00 am - Harper College's commitment to the fine arts can be seen throughout its Palatine campus, but perhaps lesser known is that the college's first full time faculty member wa...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Lawrence Walsh, the former prosecutor who spent seven years investigating officials in President Ronald Reagan's administration for their roles in the Iran-Contra scanda...
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Former Daily Herald VP, newspaper advertising giant Walsh diesMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - Jim Walsh Sr., a gregarious titan of the Chicago newspaper industry who evenly divided a 40-year advertising career between the Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald, died Th...