Obituaries
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Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne dies from coronavirus
Apr 01, 2020 7:00 am - Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show 'œCrazy Ex-Girlfriend,'ť died We...
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Suburban pizza king Fred Rosati dies at 102Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Fred Rosati, who helped his family's pizzerias become a national chain after his brothers started the first restaurant in Mount Prospect, is being remembered for his fri...
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Actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus at 76 in Britain
Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Star Wars actor Andrew Jack has died in Britain as a result of the coronavirus, his agent said on Wednesday. He was 76. The actor, who also worked as a dia...
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Phillip Anderson, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 96
Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Philip Anderson, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who expanded the world's understanding of magnetism and superconductivity, has died. He was 96. ...
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'Strega Nona' author Tomie dePaola is dead at age 85
Mar 30, 2020 7:00 am - CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) - Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful o...
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McHenry Township Fire Protection District mourns death of Mark JustenMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Officials from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District said Monday they were grieving the death of longtime board member and former district first responder firefi...
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Elmhurst College remembers artist, educator Suellen RoccaMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Suellen Rocca is being remembered this week as an artist, curator and longtime Elmhurst College educator who shared the school's art collection with museums and gallerie...
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Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world's most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featur...
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Singer-songwriter Jan Howard dies at 91
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer-songwriter Jan Howard, who had a No. 1 country hit 'œFor Loving You'ť with Bill Anderson and wrote hits for others like Kitty Wells' 'œIt'...
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Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like 'œHome'ť and 'œPickup Man,'ť has ...