Obituaries
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Former Israeli prime minister Shamir dies at 96Jun 30, 2012 1:00 pm - JERUSALEM — Yitzhak Shamir was a fighter for the Jews long before Israel's creation, an underground leader who led militias against the Arabs and British. He made no apo...
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Former Elgin boy killed in ColoradoJun 30, 2012 11:22 am - A 14-year-old boy who just moved from Elgin to Colorado died Friday afternoon when a car jumped a curb, hitting him and a friend, his mother said Saturday. Robbie Fehlma...
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Growing Up With Nora EphronJun 30, 2012 8:00 am - When I was in high school in the 1970s, I would steal my parents' copy of Esquire before they could get it, turn to the table of contents, and reconfirm my fervent desir...
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Suburban visionary for gifted education dies in FloridaJun 28, 2012 2:39 pm - Just three weeks ago, Helene Bartz received a standing ovation after delivering the commencement address at Quest Academy in Palatine. It was the 30th anniversary of th...
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‘If Naperville had a queen, it would be Rita Harvard’Jun 16, 2012 4:52 pm - Naperville native Rita Harvard spent most of her life in her hometown, and those who knew her best say her civic involvement helped the city evolve into what it is today...
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Community journalist was passionate about Winfield, West ChicagoJun 15, 2012 9:32 pm - Friends may have called Alyce Bartlett “Scoop,” but community journalism was her middle name. The longtime Winfield resident and journalist died Tuesday after a brief il...
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Former Rolling Meadows mayor diesJun 07, 2012 5:52 pm - One of Rolling Meadows’ earliest mayors and business owners, William “Bill” Miseska, died at his home in Brooksville, Fla., on Tuesday. Miseska was the third mayor of Ro...
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Hundreds attend memorial for Dundee Township aquatic managerJun 07, 2012 10:19 am - Timothy M. “Tim” Kopka will be remembered as a man who brought his fun-loving personality to his job. And that’s a plus when you oversee the operation of public pools. K...
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Former Elgin manager ‘Builder Bob’ Brunton dies at 88Jun 05, 2012 1:07 pm - Robert L. Brunton, the man who oversaw the development of Elgin’s civic center to help garner himself the nickname “Bob the Builder,” died Saturday in his retirement hom...
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'Family Feud' TV host Richard Dawson dies at 79Jun 03, 2012 10:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Richard Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s TV comedy “Hogan's Heroes” and a decade later began kissing th...