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Flamboyant former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies

ALMUDENA CALATRAVA
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in th...
Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies

By MICHELLE MONROE
Feb 13, 2021 6:00 am - Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other a...
NFL writer Terez Paylor of Yahoo dies unexpectedly at age 37

The Associated Press
Feb 13, 2021 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Terez Paylor, the popular NFL writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter whose career took him from the Kansas City Star to Yahoo Sports, died un...
Elgin mourns Kathleen Kenney-Mau, the heart of Blue Box Cafe

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 13, 2021 12:00 am - Friends, family and Elgin community members are mourning Kathleen Kenney-Mau, who ran the local Blue Box Cafe with her husband. Kenney-Mau, of Elgin, died Thursday at 51...
S. Prestley Blake, co-founder of Friendly's, dead at 106

The Associated Press
Feb 12, 2021 6:00 am - SOMERS, Conn. (AP) - S. Prestley Blake, the co-founder of the Friendly's restaurant chain that he started with his brother Curtis in 1935, has died. He was 106. Blake di...
Aurora newlywed remains a devoted teacher to the end

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Some people, when they receive bad news, make do. Not Allison Hurley. When she was diagnosed with colon cancer, the Aurora teacher made plans. "She got a new job. She g...
Hustler founder and First Amendment battler Larry Flynt dies

By JOHN ROGERS
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Flynt, who turned his raunchy Hustler magazine into an empire while fighting numerous First Amendment court battles and flaying politicians with...
Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbi...
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78

By JOHN ROGERS
Feb 10, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment juggernaut that included casinos, films, websites and other enterpri...
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

By The Associated Press
Feb 09, 2021 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the Supremes, the 1960s group that helped define the Motown sound and style and propelled Diana Ross to supe...

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