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Veteran Wheeling police officer dies at law enforcement conference

By Russell Lissau
Apr 17, 2025 11:05 am - Wheeling police Cmdr. Jim Borchardt died Wednesday after apparently experiencing a medical emergency.
Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91

By BETH HARRIS
Apr 15, 2025 7:22 pm - Los Angeles — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a ...
Retired Schaumburg pastor and Vietnam-era Air Force chaplain dies at 99

By Eric Peterson
Apr 10, 2025 5:23 pm - Rev. George J. Kane, the longest-ordained priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago who was founding pastor and pastor emeritus of Church of the Holy Spirit in Schaumburg, died Monday at the age of 99.
Clem Burke, multifaceted drummer of iconic rock group Blondie, has died

By HALLIE GOLDEN
Apr 08, 2025 7:32 am - Clem Burke, whose versatile drumming propelled the iconic rock group Blondie during its decades performing everything from new-wave punk to disco-infused tunes, has died....
‘His passion was for Woodridge’: Village mourns longtime mayor

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 03, 2025 6:39 pm - Among DuPage County’s fraternity of past mayors, few had as long and as fruitful a career as Bill Murphy.
Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

By MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON
Apr 02, 2025 12:04 am - Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.
Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare,’ dies at 90

By BOB THOMAS
Mar 30, 2025 9:19 am - Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90.
Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88

Mar 22, 2025 3:32 pm - BROOKLINE, Mass. — Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles wi...
George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76

By GREG BEACHAM
Mar 21, 2025 10:09 pm - George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful business owner, died Friday night. He was 76.
John Feinstein, sports commentator and bestselling author, dies at 69

By Matt Schudel, Brian Murphy
Mar 13, 2025 2:39 pm - John Feinstein, a Washington Post sports writer who became the bestselling author of more than 40 books, including “A Season on the Brink,” an inside look at volatile Ind...

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