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Peru: Abimael GuzmÃ¡n, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies

By FRANKLIN BRICEÃ'O
Sep 11, 2021 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Abimael GuzmÃ¡n, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an il...
Feder: Former WGN anchor Allison Payne dies at 57

By Robert Feder
Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Allison Payne, who anchored newscasts on WGN Channel 9 from 1990 to 2011, died Sept. 1 in her hometown of Detroit, the Nexstar Media station reported Friday. She was 57....
Jorge Sampaio, former president of Portugal, dies at 81

By BARRY HATTON
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Jorge Sampaio, a former two-term president of Portugal and one of the most prominent political figures of his generation, has died. He was 81. Th...
Sunil Perera, outspoken Sri Lankan singer, dies at age 68

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Singer and musician Sunil Perera entertained generations of Sri Lankans with captivating songs, but won their minds and hearts with his outspok...
Former Oak Brook village president remembered as a 'loving father and husband'

By Scott C. Morgan
Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Former Oak Brook Village President Kevin Quinlan is being remembered by family, friends and former colleagues. Quinlan, 54, died Tuesday in part from complications of di...
Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann, who helped mount an astounding array of hits on Broadway and in London, including 'œThe Elephant Ma...
George Strickler, attorney who fought for civil rights, dies

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - A civil rights attorney who fought to desegregate Southern schools in the 1960s and was pushed out of his University of Mississippi teaching job amid uproar over his wor...
Michael Constantine of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' dies at 94

By The Associated Press
Sep 09, 2021 7:00 am - Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father of the bride in the 2002 film 'My Big...
Arlington Heights piano teacher inspired hundreds of young musicians

By Eileen O. Daday
Sep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Joan Drolet had to stand next to the podium, instead of behind it, when the village of Arlington Heights honored her with its “Young at Heart” award at the Hearts of Gol...
Former Notre Dame football star, coach Brennan dies at 93

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2021 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Terry Brennan, a star halfback on three unbeaten Notre Dame teams who was hailed as a wunderkind when he succeeded Irish coaching great Frank Lea...

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