Obituaries
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Rakow matriarch loved family and communityFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The backbone and matriarch of the prominent Rakow family of Dundee Township will be remembered for her determination, love for her family and pride in the community wher...
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Angelo Dundee, Ali’s corner man, dies at 90Jan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died We...
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Former Buffalo Grove trustee a “quiet giant”Jan 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Charles R. Hendricks Sr., who served a decade on the Buffalo Grove Village Board and was known as a “quiet giant” in the community, died Friday at the age of 71. Despite...
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Longtime Daily Herald switchboard operator diesJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - For 30 years, Helen Hahn was the voice of Paddock Publications, publisher of the Daily Herald, and spreading kindness to everyone she met defined her life, her children ...
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Blues singer Etta James dead at 73Jan 20, 2012 9:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings hearkened the arrival of her passion...
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D300 science fair founder shared passion for music and educationJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - For more than five decades, Robert Hart shared his passion for science and education with students across Community Unit District 300. Hart, for whom the district’s ann...
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Former Giants star Mueller diesDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Don Mueller, a two-time All-Star whose hit helped set up Bobby Thomson’s famed home run that won the 1951 NL pennant playoff, has died. He was 84...
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Notable deaths in 2011: bin Laden, Steve Jobs, Liz Taylor, Moammar GadhafiDec 28, 2011 4:30 am - ATLANTA — They lived by the sword, both inspiring fear and acts of bloodshed around the world. And in the end, they both suffered violent deaths befitting their fearsome...
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Sports deaths of 2011: Dan Wheldon, Joe Frazier, Harmon KillebrewDec 28, 2011 4:30 am - The images were of fire and smoke, of wreckage from terrifying, high-speed crashes. Everyone wanted an explanation. There were only investigations and heartbreak — from...
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Elgin business owner, 41, dies of cancerDec 24, 2011 5:00 am - Victor Gonzalez knew a lot of people, said his friend Tonya Hudson, executive director of the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin. It was among his greatest stren...