Obituaries
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Iran's Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote 'My Uncle Napoleon,' dies
Jan 14, 2022 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, 'œMy Uncle Napoleon,'ť lampooned Persian culture's self-aggrandizing and paranoid b...
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Funeral Mass for Great America's 'Hank' Salemi set for MondayJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A funeral Mass will be held Monday for Charles "Hank" Salemi, a Libertyville resident and president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Salemi, 57, a respected leader...
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Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies
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For Hank Salemi, life atop Great America and Six Flags was a big, fun rideJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The theme park industry has taken a hit with the death Sunday of Charles “Hank” Salemi, president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Industry colleagues, roller coas...
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Musicians, friends react to the death of Ronnie Spector
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Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang '~Be My Baby,' dies at 78
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Aurora police officer dies from COVID complicationsJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora police officer has died from complications from COVID-19, the Aurora Police Department announced Wednesday night. Officer Brian Shields, 51, died Tuesday morni...
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Trinidad Olympic sprinter Deon Lendore killed in Texas crash
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European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at age 65
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Former Round Lake Heights police chief dies at 78Jan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Don Johnson, who led the Round Lake Heights Police Department for 17 years with a passion for the job and a sense of humor, died Thursday at his home. He was 78. Johnson...