Obituaries
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Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for 'Money,' dies at 81
Jan 29, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Barrett Strong, one of Motown's founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company's breakthrough single "Money (That's What I Want)" a...
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'An indelible mark on Aurora': Fred Rodgers, tireless champion for young people, diesJan 29, 2023 12:00 am - Aurora has lost a civic icon who spent decades guiding the city's young people onto the path of success. Fred Rodgers, a fierce champion and advocate for youth, died ear...
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Actor Annie Wersching dies at 45
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Glenview's Ralph Lynch remembered as business pioneer, showman, optimistJan 24, 2023 10:00 pm - Ralph Lynch made so many parts of life in Glenview better. If anyone wanted an event or an organization to be a success, they wanted Lynch to be a part of it. "Throughou...
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'We all lost our best friend': Radio icon Lin Brehmer dies after cancer battleJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - Beloved WXRT 93.1-FM radio host and rock'n'roll poet laureate Lin Brehmer has died after battling cancer, the Chicago radio station reported Sunday. “It is with a heavy ...
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David Crosby, icon of 1960s and '70s rock 'n' roll, dies at 81Jan 19, 2023 12:00 am - David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with The Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, ...
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Weiss Ace owner remembered as a helpful hardware manJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - Perfectly illustrating the slogan of the international chain, Jon R. Weiss was the helpful hardware man for an appreciative Glenview clientele. Owner of Weiss Ace Hardwa...
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Franz Pintz, owner of Franz Jewelers, remembered as 'remarkable man'Jan 17, 2023 12:00 am - A Northbrook community staple for 56 years, Franz Pintz of Franz Jewelers died Jan. 12 of pneumonia. He was 95. Two days before going into the hospital, Pintz still stop...
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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
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Pope honors Cardinal George Pell, divisive Australian cleric