Obituaries
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Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91
Feb 05, 2024 1:58 pm - NEW YORK — Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter who by chance became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has died. He was 91. B...
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Footballer-turned-actor Carl Weathers, who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies
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Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
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‘He genuinely cared about Bloomingdale’: Village trustee diesJan 29, 2024 6:08 pm - For all his adventures around the world, Bill Bolen was rooted in Bloomingdale. A true outdoorsman, Bolen went on backpacking trips to the Sierra Nevada. He explored Hawa...
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‘Fox Lake in her heart’: Former Mayor Nancy Koske diesJan 29, 2024 2:42 pm - Nancy E. Koske, a longtime Fox Lake resident who served as the town’s first female mayor and as a village trustee, has died. She was 72. Koske died Wednesday at home, sur...
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Funeral, visitation for Geneva pastor scheduledJan 28, 2024 9:00 am - The funeral for the Rev. Jonathan Bakkelund, who died last week while in hospice care, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Catholic church, 1891 Kaneville Road in G...
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‘Everybody knew Jerry’: Elgin barber a staple of city’s downtown for six decadesJan 26, 2024 4:38 pm - Elgin barber Jerry Newman is remembered by friends and customers as a fixture of the city’s downtown, quick with a smile and a wave for anyone who walked by his shop wind...
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Community-minded movie theater owner Leo Marubio rememberedJan 26, 2024 11:18 am - Leo J. Marubio is being remembered as a “constant, reliable presence” who developed three movie theaters in the Northwest suburbs and was active in community affairs in a...
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Leader of the band: Naperville’s Ron Keller remembered as ‘son of this town’Jan 25, 2024 10:33 pm - Ron Keller established a Naperville tradition when the municipal band played a bombastic version of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” at its Fourth of July concerts. With the...
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McHenry County philanthropist, business leader, MCC patron Charles Liebman dies at 102
Jan 24, 2024 7:48 am - Longtime McHenry County philanthropist and business leader Charles Liebman – who has a building named for him at McHenry County College and was Bull Valley’s first villag...