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Jazz musician, Merv Griffin sidekick Jack Sheldon dies at 88

By LYNN ELBER
Dec 31, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Sheldon, an acclaimed jazz musician whose trumpet graced the award-winning song 'œThe Shadow of Your Smile'ť and who was known to TV viewers as t...
German opera director Harry Kupfer dies at 84

The Associated Press
Dec 31, 2019 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Harry Kupfer, the longtime opera director of Berlin's Komische Oper, has died at 84. His management agency Arsis said in a statement Tuesday that Kupfer di...
Mother of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts dies at age 90

The Associated Press
Dec 31, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rosemary Roberts, the mother of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, has died. She was 90. A spokeswoman for the court said Rosemary Roberts died ...
Himmelfarb, influential conservative scholar, dies at 97

By HILLEL ITALIE
Dec 31, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gertrude Himmelfarb, the matriarch of one of the right's most prominent families and a scholar of Victorian England who argued forcefully for conservativ...
Barrington construction leader Pepper guided iconic projects across the region

By Eileen O. Daday
Dec 31, 2019 12:00 am - The chairman of Pepper Construction, who was among the third generation of his family to lead the famed company, has died. David Pepper oversaw hundreds of projects acro...
Fred Graham, pioneering legal affairs journalist, dies at 88

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fred P. Graham, who covered the Supreme Court and momentous legal affairs of his era for The New York Times, CBS News and Court TV, has died at his Was...
Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies at age 75

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Comedic writer and actor Neil Innes, who created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Python, has died ...
Former Utah State, BYU coach LaDell Andersen dies at 90

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2019 6:00 am - LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Former Utah State basketball coach and athletic director LaDell Andersen has died at 90, the school said. He had also coached at BYU. Andersen, who li...
Sue Lyon, actress who at 14 played Kubrick's 'Lolita,' dies

The Associated Press
Dec 29, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sue Lyon, who at age 14 played the title character in director Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film 'œLolita,'ť has died. Lyon's longtime friend Phil Syracopoulo...
David Nelson remembered for nurturing Elgin's musical legacy

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 29, 2019 12:00 am - Music, teaching and Elgin history were David Nelson's passions. He blended all three as an instructor at Judson College and Elgin Community College and board member and ...

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