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Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96

By MARK KENNEDY
Jan 28, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in 'œSounder,'ť won a Tony Award in 2013 ...
Creator of RI's beloved Big Blue Bug landmark dies at 88

The Associated Press
Jan 28, 2021 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The creator of the Rhode Island landmark, the Big Blue Bug, which advertises a local pest control business on Interstate 95 in Providence, has di...
Paul Crutzen, who shared Nobel for ozone work, has died

By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN
Jan 28, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Paul J. Crutzen, a Dutch scientist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work understanding the ozone hole and is credited with coining the term An...
Longtime St. Edward, Elgin sports booster Wetzel dies at 90

By Mike Miazga Daily Herald Correspondent
Jan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Every city or town has a group of people who go above and beyond in their long-term support of the local high school and its athletic endeavors. For St. Edward High Scho...
Oscar-winning, 'irreplaceable' Cloris Leachman dies at 94

By LYNN ELBER Associated Press
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in "The Last Picture Show" and a comedic delight as the fearsome Frau Blucher in "...
Mel Brooks, Ed Asner, others pay tribute to Cloris Leachman

The Associated Press
Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - 'œCloris was insanely talented. She could make you laugh or cry at the drop of a hat. Always such a pleasure to have on set. Every time I hear a horse whinny I will fore...
F. WILLIAM 'BILL' SCHULZ, 86, FORMERLY OF NORTHBROOK

Jan 27, 2021 12:00 am - A well known Illinois high school basketball player, F. William "Bill" Schulz, 86, of Kenilworth, IL, passed away due to complications related to leukemia on Jan. 21, 20...
Bob Fisher, top yachting writer, Cup historian, dies at 85

By BERNIE WILSON
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Bob Fisher, the world's preeminent yachting journalist and one of the top America's Cup historians who also was a champion sailor, has died. He was 85. ...
Venglos, 1st overseas coach in English top tier, dies at 84

By KAREL JANICEK
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Jozef Venglos, a Slovak coach who was the first manager born outside Britain and Ireland to take charge of a top-tier club in England, has died. He was 84....
Sandy West, who preserved wild Georgia island, dies at 108

The Associated Press
Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A woman who relinquished ownership of one of Georgia's largest barrier islands to ensure its preservation has died at age 108. A grandson of Eleanor...

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