Obituaries
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Founder of Mundelein’s Gale Street Inn remembered as a jovial manAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - The founder of the Gale Street Inn eateries is being remembered as a jovial man who loved the restaurant business. George J. Chioles, 83, of Mundelein, died Aug. 21 at h...
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Former Cy Young winner Mike Flanagan found dead at homeAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - BALTIMORE — Mike Flanagan, a former Cy Young winner and part of the Baltimore Orioles’ 1983 World Series championship team, has died. He was 59. Authorities found a body...
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Arlington Heights' 'Harry's' loses its namesakeAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - A popular Arlington Heights restaurant lost its namesake over the weekend, when Harry McCollum, owner of Harry's of Arlington, passed away on Saturday. He was 75. “Right...
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Canada opposition leader Jack Layton diesAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press TORONTO — Jack Layton, the feisty leader of Canada’s opposition party who was at the height of his political career, died Monday after a battle with can...
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John Kelley, ’57 Boston Marathon winner, diesAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - STONINGTON, Conn. — John J. Kelley, winner of the 1957 Boston Marathon and known to his fans as the first modern American road runner, has died. Amby Burfoot, a friend w...
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Last of Des Plaines’ farmers diesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Life story ~Raymond Steil, 1914-2011 One of the last surviving farmers from the Des Plaines and Niles area, one whose grandparents settled the area before the Civil...
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Eagles Hall-of-Fame receiver Pete Pihos dies at 87Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles officials say Hall of Fame receiver Pete Pihos, who helped the team to a pair of NFL championships, has died. He was 87. The team says...
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Retired Army Col. Charles P. Murray Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, diesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Retired Army Col. Charles P. Murray Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly overcoming a force of 200 German soldiers during a World War II battle in Fr...
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Batavia’s Leo Zucker: ‘He cared for everyone’Aug 15, 2011 1:00 am - Aloysious “Leo” Zucker was a familiar face around Batavia, most notably around the Eastside Community Center. Whether it was opening the building for men’s basketball le...
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Popular Indian actor Shammi Kapoor dies at 79Aug 14, 2011 12:00 am - MUMBAI, India — Versatile Indian actor Shammi Kapoor has died after a long career in Bollywood. He was 79. His doctor Bhupendra Gandhi says Kapoor was admitted to Mumbai...