Obituaries
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Private Neil Armstrong service planned for FridayAug 27, 2012 11:00 am - CINCINNATI — A private service is planned in Cincinnati on Friday for astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. The Ohio native died Saturday in Cincinnati a...
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Images from the life of Neil ArmstrongAug 25, 2012 4:08 pm - ...
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Longtime Naperville teacher had lasting impact on mayorAug 24, 2012 3:49 pm - Irene M. Kocher’s obituary says the longtime Naperville resident will be remembered as a teacher at Elmwood and Maplebrook elementary schools. But a well-known former st...
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Former chamber president a “great ambassador” for Arlington HeightsAug 20, 2012 11:00 am - The 30th annual Arlington Million drew a near record crowd on Saturday, as well as five horses who shipped in from various parts of Europe to race. Business leaders say ...
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Robbery suspected motive in Megan Boken's killingAug 19, 2012 8:00 pm - Police in St. Louis said today they suspect Wheaton native Megan Boken was shot to death during a robbery attempt. Police spokesman Dave Marzullo told the St. Louis Pos...
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Chicago jazz saxophonist dies at 88Aug 14, 2012 10:46 pm - Earle Lavon Freeman, a tenor saxophonist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, was being remembered Tuesday as a jazz great who made every song his own with a...
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Dean of students gave her all for students at Gifford StreetAug 14, 2012 3:00 pm - There were few reasons for Toni Johnson to miss a day of work at Gifford Street High School in Elgin. Cancer certainly was not one, nor were the grueling treatments. “S...
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Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown dies at 90Aug 13, 2012 3:27 pm - NEW YORK — Helen Gurley Brown, the longtime editor of Cosmopolitan magazine who invited millions of women to join the sexual revolution, has died. She was 90. Brown died...
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Pesky Pole's namesake dead at 92Aug 13, 2012 3:00 pm - BOSTON — Johnny Pesky, who spent most of his 60-plus years in pro baseball with the Boston Red Sox and was beloved by the team's fans, has died. He was 92. Pesky died Mo...
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Longtime West Chicago business owner, civic leader diesAug 12, 2012 11:00 pm - West Chicago has lost one of its most devoted citizens. Robert Westrom, a former West Chicago business owner, firefighter and school board member, died Thursday at the ...