Obituaries
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‘Trailblazer’ Nanci Vanderweel, who shattered political glass ceilings in the 70s, dies at 87Jul 10, 2024 8:19 pm - Nanci Vanderweel, a trailblazer in Northwest suburban politics and among the first women elected to public office in the region, has died. The former Elk Grove Township supervisor, township trustee and Elk Grove Village trustee passed peacefully Saturday, according to her family. She was 87.
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Former U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89
Jul 09, 2024 11:15 am - OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for th...
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Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79Jun 29, 2024 2:08 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and ...
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Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from ‘Fernwood Tonight’ and ‘Roseanne,’ dies at 80Jun 29, 2024 2:05 pm - LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” an...
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Bob Beal, Illinois boxing and martial arts hall of famer, diesJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Bob Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.
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Bill Cobbs, the prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90
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Long Grove resident who founded Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffees dies at 82Jun 25, 2024 4:54 pm - Gloria Jean Kvetko of Long Grove, the founder and namesake of the international brand Gloria Jean’s Gourmet Coffees, has died at the age of 82.
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Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
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Judicial giant Harry D. Leinenweber dies at 87: ‘He was the coolest judge I’ve ever seen, on TV or off TV’
Jun 12, 2024 7:42 pm - Harry D. Leinenweber, the legal giant from Joliet who served as a federal judge for nearly four decades — and presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials of late — has died at 87.
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Carl Woerner, Island Lake water tower star maker, tornado survivor, dies at 89
Jun 12, 2024 12:59 pm - For nearly 60 years and thanks to a group of village business owners, Island Lake has lit the star on top of its water tower each November. This week, the star again is l...