Obituaries
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‘Timmy was a prince’: Former Naperville Central football, baseball star Tim Lavery dies at age 45Aug 05, 2024 2:11 pm - Tim Lavery, a star baseball and football player who lived with a joy that outshone his brilliance on the playing field, died July 28 at age 45.
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Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
Jul 31, 2024 10:15 am - BEIRUT — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. At the head of i...
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William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died
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Francine Pascal, creator of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ books, dies at 92Jul 30, 2024 2:24 pm - Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivat...
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President of Hoffman Estates company dies from injuries suffered in accident that also killed CEOJul 22, 2024 7:35 pm - The president of Hoffman Estates-based international software firm Vistex died Friday from complications of multiple injuries suffered in an accidental fall that had instantly killed the company’s founder and CEO in India last January.
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‘She always put residents first’: Vernon Hills mourns loss of former Mayor Barbara WilliamsJul 22, 2024 2:11 pm - Barb Williams, long-time Vernon Hills trustee, mayor and community supporter died last week at age 80.
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Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
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Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
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Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75