Obituaries
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Kane Coroner Chuck West dies after liver transplantJul 04, 2012 4:21 pm - Kane County Coroner Chuck West died early Wednesday from complications from a liver transplant, family members said. West, 69, of Elgin, died shortly after midnight on J...
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Images: Andy Griffith 1926 - 2012Jul 03, 2012 12:06 pm - ...
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Andy Griffith, 86, dies at homeJul 03, 2012 9:24 am - RALEIGH, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show” and the rumpled defense lawyer in “Matlock...
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Tellabs' Pullen succumbs to cancerJul 02, 2012 7:00 pm - CEO of Naperville-based firm succumbs cancer
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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...