Obituaries
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Waukegan City Clerk Artis Yancey dead at 54Mar 19, 2014 1:01 am - Waukegan City Clerk and former Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey died Wednesday morning, city officials said. Police and fire crews went to the 54-year-old Yancey's home ...
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Frank Clayton, longtime Buffalo Grove school board member, dies at 80Mar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Frank Clayton, the husband of former Buffalo Grove mayor and Illinois state legislator Verna Clayton, died Saturday near their retirement home in South Carolina. He was ...
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Doris K. Weidner, former Wauconda Township assessor, has diedMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - Former Wauconda Township Assessor Doris K. Weidner dedicated much of her adult life to public service. Weidner, who oversaw township property assessments for 17 years un...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 15, 2014 1:01 am - David Brenner, the gangly, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standup comedians, including Jerry Seinfe...
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After ashes found, daughter asks: Who did I bury?Mar 15, 2014 1:01 am - CINCINNATI - Dellaina Grundy isn't sure whether any of the cremated remains buried in her father's grave in a veterans cemetery are his, and she doesn't expect to ever k...
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Second man dies from injuries in wrong-way Arlington Hts. crashMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A second man has died from his injuries after a crash caused by a wrong-way driver in Arlington Heights on Monday. Anatoliy Elkind, 48, of Vernon Hills died at 5:07 p.m....
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Founder of Barrington housing charity diesMar 14, 2014 1:00 am - Families across the Northwest suburbs may not recognize his name, but Michael Maude, Sr. was behind a Barrington-based agency that works behind the scenes to make transi...
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Procession honors Wauconda police officer Eric SchultzMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Wauconda police officer who died last weekend after a long battle with cancer was honored with a procession by law enforcement through the village Thursday night. Poli...
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Melaniphy brothers die within weeks of each otherMar 12, 2014 1:00 am - Two brothers, both major voices in the commercial real estate and retail industries, died within weeks of each other. John C. Melaniphy Jr., principal at Chicago-based M...
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Married nearly 63 years, Carol Stream couple die days apartMar 09, 2014 7:30 am - Married for almost 63 years, longtime Carol Stream couple Ronald and Mary Lou McCurdy did everything together. They both worked at Wheaton College. They helped each othe...