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Bluegrass and country vocalist Mac Wiseman dead at 93

The Associated Press
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A funeral home says bluegrass and country vocalist Mac Wiseman, known for his high tenor and songs like "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "Jimmy ...
Longtime Pittsburgh sports writer McHugh dies at 103

The Associated Press
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Roy McHugh, who spent decades covering Pittsburgh sports with elegance for both the Pittsburgh Press and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has died. He was ...
'A true patriot': Northwest suburban Army vet Jill Morgenthaler dies

By Christopher Placek
Feb 25, 2019 12:00 am - Decorated Northwest suburban veteran Jill Morgenthaler - who was among the first women to enter Army boot camp and later had a dramatic staredown with Saddam Hussein - d...
Longtime Wheeling Trustee Ken Brady dies

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 24, 2019 12:00 am - Wheeling village Trustee Ken Brady, who for decades helped shape the growth of the community and advocated for efforts to enhance its appearance, died Saturday at 77. "H...
Stanley Donen, director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

By JAKE COYLE
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Filmmaker Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" and "Funny Face" helped give us some of t...
Marella Agnelli, widow of Fiat tycoon, dies at 91 in Turin

The Associated Press
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Marella Agnelli, widow of Fiat tycoon Gianni Agnelli and a 20th-century symbol of elegance and beauty, died Saturday at her family home in Turin, in Italy's ...
Pioneering transgender singer Jackie Shane dead at 78

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Feb 22, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jackie Shane, a black transgender soul singer who became a pioneering musician in Toronto where she packed out nightclubs in the 1960s, has died....
Henry Paulus, long time Lake Zurich mayor, dead at 89

By Doug T. Graham
Feb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Henry Paulus, who helped shape Lake Zurich during its transition from small town to suburban community during his 20 years as mayor, died Thursday night at the JourneyCa...
Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player Peter Tork dead at 77

By JOHN ROGERS
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Tork, a talented singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical skills were often overshadowed by his role as the goofy, lovable bass guita...
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91

The Associated Press
Feb 21, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento, who wrote musical works inspired by the lives and literature of Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Casan...

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