Obituaries
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Notable deaths last weekMar 23, 2013 4:54 pm - Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken Russian tycoon who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been found dead in southeast England...
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Achebe, 82, inspired generations of Nigerian writersMar 22, 2013 3:08 pm - LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe’s groundbreaking novel “Things Fall Apart.” She devoured ...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 16, 2013 4:54 pm - Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, the last surviving member of the German resistance group that tried unsuccessfully to kill Adolf Hitler, has died. He was 90. As a 21-year-old...
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Rolling Meadows loses one of its first residentsMar 14, 2013 6:00 pm - Martha Roberts was one of Rolling Meadows' first residents, and she worked tirelessly to interest others in the city's history and museum. Roberts died Feb. 26 at age 86...
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Ted Sherwood, former Des Plaines mayor, diesMar 12, 2013 4:00 pm - Former Des Plaines Mayor Edward “Ted” Sherwood, 91, died Monday. A World War II Army veteran, Sherwood moved to Des Plaines in 1961 and served as mayor from 1993 to 1997...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 09, 2013 4:37 pm - Dawn Clark Netsch, a pioneer of Illinois politics who helped rewrite the state’s constitution and broke ground as the first woman to run for governor on a major ticket, ...
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Rolling Meadows HS mourns two staffersMar 07, 2013 4:48 pm - Rolling Meadows High School students and faculty are remembering two longtime staff members who passed away this week. Patricia Schreiner and Ken Cooper had both been at...
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Elk Grove volunteer worked hard for children and familiesMar 06, 2013 9:26 am - One of the founding members of WINGS, whose passion to help homeless women with children grew out of her community work in Elk Grove Village, has died. Jane Broten died ...
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Chavez waged battle for his socialist idealsMar 05, 2013 8:25 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled “subversive” who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedevile...
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Venezuela’s Chavez dies, officials call for unityMar 05, 2013 2:59 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Some in anguish, some in fear, Venezuelans raced for home on Tuesday after the government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez, the firebran...