Obituaries
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Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comic's comic, dies at 67
Apr 12, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a...
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Shirley Spork one of 13 founders of LPGA, dies at 94
Apr 12, 2022 7:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Shirley Spork, one of the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour who learned two weeks ago she would be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, died Tuesda...
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Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67
Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurr...
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Olympic sailor from Tunisia, aged 17, dies in training
Apr 11, 2022 7:00 am - Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez of Tunisia has died in a training incident, the IOC announced on Monday. She was 17. Guezguez was training with her twin sister Sarra alongsi...
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Mimi Reinhard, who typed up Schindler's list, dies at 107
Apr 11, 2022 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler's office who typed up the list of Jews he saved from extermination by Nazi Germany, has died in Israel at ...
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Former Trustee Bill Rekus followed his own advice and gave back to MundeleinApr 11, 2022 1:00 am - When William "Bill" Rekus first ran for the Mundelein village board in 2015, he was asked what single piece of advice he would share with his children. Rekus said he'd t...
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'The Eagle Has Landed' author Jack Higgins dead at 92
Apr 10, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British author Jack Higgins, who wrote 'œThe Eagle Has Landed'ť and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died. He was 92. Publisher Harper...
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'She just added so much to the community': Ex-Mount Prospect trustee Michaele Skowron rememberedApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - During her many years serving on the Mount Prospect village board and various commissions, Michaele Skowron demonstrated her devotion to public service. "When you think ...
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Former WGN weatherman dies at 69
Apr 08, 2022 1:00 am - Former WGN weatherman Jim Ramsey, whose signature baritone voice and kindly demeanor were staples of the network's news broadcasts for three decades, has died at age 69,...
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They'll miss his cowbell: Cubs honor Mount Prospect 'bleacher bum' who died in JanuaryApr 07, 2022 5:00 am - A 76-year-old lifelong Chicago Cubs fan from Mount Prospect who died in January was honored by the team on Opening Day Thursday afternoon. In life, George Wiseman took i...