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'He absolutely loved being mayor': Prospect Heights mourns Nick Helmer

By Eric Peterson
Jan 27, 2022 12:00 am - An earlier version of this article misidentified Prospect Heights' longest-tenured city council member. It is Matthew Dolick. Three-term Prospect Heights Mayor Nich...
David Mugar, force behind Boston July 4th celebration, dies

The Associated Press
Jan 26, 2022 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - David Mugar, the businessman and philanthropist who transformed the Boston Pops July Fourth concert and fireworks show from a small local event into a nati...
Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

By HAU DINH, ELAINE KURTENBACH and HRVOJE HRANJSKI
Jan 25, 2022 6:00 am - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East,...
Bobbe 'Beegie' Adair, jazz pianist, dies in Tennessee

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Jan 25, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jazz pianist, session musician and bandleader Bobbe Long 'œBeegie'ť Adair, who played on over 100 records throughout her six decade career, has d...
Former Netherlands midfielder Wim Jansen dies at 75

The Associated Press
Jan 25, 2022 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Wim Jansen, a former Netherlands midfielder who lost World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 with the celebrated 'œClockwork Orange'ť teams, died...
'The epitome of Elk Grove Village': Community mourns former Trustee Edward Hauser

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village lost one of its longest-serving public servants last week with the passing of Edward Hauser. Village officials credit Hauser with shaping the Elk Grov...
Sheldon Silver, NY power broker sent to prison, dead at 77

By MICHAEL HILL and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corrup...
Mugler, French fashion icon known for sculpted designs, dies

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic designs were worn by celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cardi B, has died. He was 73. He...
Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID infection

Associated Press
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Former Olympic gymnastics champion Szilveszter Csollany died Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19, Hungarian ...
Turkish film actress and ex-mayor Fatma Girik dies aged 79

The Associated Press
Jan 24, 2022 6:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Fatma Girik, a beloved Turkish screen actress of the 1960s and 1970s and one-time district mayor, has died. She was 79. Girik died Monday in a hosp...

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