Obituaries
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'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' actor Sally Ann Howes dies at 91
Dec 22, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sally Ann Howes, who played as a child actor before she later starred in the 1968 film 'œChitty Chitty Bang Bang'ť with Dick Van Dyke, has died. She w...
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Retired Dallas Morning News reporter dies in car crash
Dec 21, 2021 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Retired Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater, who covered the rise of Texas governors Ann Richards and George W. Bush, has died in a car crash. He was...
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Glen Ellyn mourns former village president who had passion for environmentDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - Daily Herald correspondent Bunting was hung around the Glen Ellyn Civic Center as a tribute to former Village President Joe Wark, who died Sunday at the age of 89. "We a...
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Don Feldott, longtime Lantern Tavern owner in Naperville, dies at 88Dec 21, 2021 12:00 am - Donald "Don" Feldott, the founding owner of The Lantern Tavern & Grill in Naperville, is being remembered by his family as a hardworking neighborhood bar owner and an av...
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Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies
Dec 19, 2021 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, ...
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Lauded modern British architect Richard Rogers dies at 88
Dec 19, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Richard Rogers, the British architect who helped change the look of modern cities by putting features like elevators and air ducts on the outside of his bu...
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Developer, attorney Thelin left lasting mark on Aurora and BataviaDec 19, 2021 12:00 am - Cal Thelin left his stamp on the communities of Aurora and Batavia as an attorney, a developer and a volunteer. The former Aurora city attorney assisted in the formation...
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UTFO's Kangol Kid dies after battle with cancer at 55
Dec 18, 2021 6:00 am - Kangol Kid, a member of the legendary hip-hop group UTFO, has died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. The family of Kangol Kid - whose real name is Shaun Shill...
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Hollywood bard, muse and reveler Eve Babitz dies at 78
Dec 18, 2021 6:00 am - Eve Babitz, the Hollywood bard, muse and reveler who with warmth and candor chronicled the excesses of her native world in the 1960s and 1970s and became a cult figure t...
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Ken Kragen, who helped organize 'We Are the World,' dies
Dec 17, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers in helping to organize ...