Obituaries
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Former US Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, 90, dead from dementia
Sep 07, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois has died at his home on Chicago's North Side. He was 90. His son Adlai Stevenson IV, who confirmed the Il...
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Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III carried on Lake County family's tradition of politics
Sep 07, 2021 1:00 am - He came within nearly 5,000 votes of being governor of Illinois. But four years later, he bolted the Democratic ticket to run as a third-party candidate after voters sad...
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Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead at 54
Sep 06, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on 'œThe Wire'ť created one of the most beloved and enduring characters in...
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Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of 'Breathless,' dies at 88
Sep 06, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film 'œBreathless,'ť whose crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the countr...
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'Warm and loving and generous': 'Today' weatherman Willard Scott dead at 87Sep 06, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Willard Scott, the beloved weather forecaster who charmed viewers of NBC's "Today" show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He...
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Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding dies at 39 after cancer fight
Sep 05, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Singer Sarah Harding of the British pop group Girls Aloud has died after a battle with breast cancer, her mother said Sunday. She was 39. The singer said l...
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One of Iraq's most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85
Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - BAGHDAD (AP) - Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics, has died of a heart attack, members of hi...
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Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC's 'Today' show, dies at 87
Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC's 'œToday'ť show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He ...
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Longtime Northwest Community surgeon, former medical staff president rememberedSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - A longtime orthopedic surgeon, who served on staff at Northwest Community Hospital for more than 25 years, and led the staff during one of the Arlington Heights hospital...
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Joe Greenberg - longtime Little Traveler employee, fan of Geneva - dies at 95Sep 04, 2021 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Joana Gorby's name. If you saw a tie-dye-clad Santa Claus on South Third Street in Geneva, that was Joe Green...