Obituaries
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Gift honors late Buffalo Grove police and fire officialDec 07, 2013 10:00 pm - The Joint Commission is donating $10,000 to the village of Buffalo Grove in honor of Jerod Loeb, a Buffalo Grove fire and police commissioner since 2005, who lost his tw...
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Notable deaths last weekDec 07, 2013 4:27 pm - Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness. South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought to win over ...
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His dream still a work in progressDec 06, 2013 8:39 pm - JOHANNESBURG — When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, he brought a vision of forgiveness and reconciliation to rebuild a nation marred by the legacy of wh...
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Famed salesman Bill Porter dies at 81Dec 06, 2013 6:43 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Bill Porter, the door-to-door salesman in Portland, Ore., who was portrayed by William H. Macy in an Emmy-winning TV movie, has died at 81. Porter spent...
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Mandela’s release from prison changed the worldDec 06, 2013 4:06 pm - EDITOR’S NOTE — On Feb. 11, 1990, AP reporter Greg Myre was in Cape Town when Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. Mandela walked out of Victor Verste...
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Palatine High sports legend ‘Chic’ Anderson diesDec 04, 2013 11:38 am - For more than 30 years, Gerald J. “Chic” Anderson was one of the pioneers clearing the way for athletic excellence during the booming growth period for Palatine Township...
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Ex-Holy Family pastor remembered as inspirational leaderDec 02, 2013 5:12 pm - The Rev. Patrick Brennan led Holy Family Parish in Inverness for 15 years, growing the congregation by more than 1,000 families and leading a building campaign that trip...
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Notable deaths last weekNov 30, 2013 5:35 pm - Paul Crouch, who built what has been called the world’s largest Christian broadcasting network, has died. He was 79. Crouch and his wife Jan founded the network in 1973 ...
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Myanmar’s remaining independence fighter diesNov 28, 2013 4:56 am - YANGON, Myanmar — Ye Htut, the last member of the “Thirty Comrades,” the group that spearheaded Myanmar’s struggle against British colonial rule, has died. He was 91. Ye...
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Memorial being planned for Le Francais founderNov 25, 2013 9:00 am - Jean Banchet, the French-born chef who many credit with bringing fine dining to the Chicago area, died Sunday in his Florida home. He was 72. Banchet, who opened Le Fran...