Obituaries
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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...
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Legendary Daily Herald photo director Tom Grieger diesFeb 26, 2013 4:30 am - Tom Grieger was in bed when the call came, early on July 31, 1985. “Arlington Park is on fire,” said Ernie Schweit, who was an assistant city editor at the Daily Herald....
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Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop diesFeb 25, 2013 5:04 pm - C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America’s attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking,...
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Tragic string of circumstances kill 2003 Geneva grad in Texas homeFeb 24, 2013 3:49 pm - The tragic set of circumstances that led to the death of Geneva High School grad Raymond Allen Kaligian III has left his family and friends reeling. If his car hadn’t co...
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First woman on Illinois Supreme Court diesFeb 24, 2013 2:00 pm - Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow, the first woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court and its former chief justice, died Saturday after a brief illness. She was 83. McMo...
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Notable deaths last weekFeb 23, 2013 4:04 pm - Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready. The former country star apparently took her own life last week at her home in Heber Springs, Ark. Authoriti...
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Visitation set for Lindenhurst teen killed in crashFeb 21, 2013 11:58 am - Visitation is Friday for Ashley Seay, 17, of Lindenhurst, who with 16-year-old Joel Wittkamp of Antioch died in a one-vehicle crash this week. Visitation will be at Mars...
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Geneva alderman Ralph Dantino dies of cancerFeb 18, 2013 10:45 am - Geneva 5th Ward Alderman Ralph Dantino is being recalled for his dedication to the community, even while fighting the cancer that claimed his life. Dantino, 56, died Mon...
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Country star Mindy McCready dies at 37Feb 17, 2013 8:00 pm - YouTube The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that McCready was found dead at a residence in Heber Springs from what appears to be a single, self-i...
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Colleagues remember trailblazer for special educationFeb 15, 2013 6:59 pm - One of the first special education teachers at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, who helped pioneer individualized education plans in the school, has died. Richar...