Obituaries
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Char Kozak of Schaumburg dies 82 days after husbandFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Char Kozak, wife of late Schaumburg village trustee Frank Kozak, passed away last week at the age of 80, only 82 days after her husband. Both were deeply involved in the...
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78
Feb 19, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Ord...
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Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
Feb 16, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and h...
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Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
Feb 15, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film "One Million Years B.C." would propel her to international sex symbol status ...
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Carol Stream Police Department mourns 16-year veteranFeb 13, 2023 12:00 am - The Carol Stream Police Department is mourning the death of a veteran officer. The department announced Dan Stafiej's death in a social media post Monday. He had been a...
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De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove dead at 54
Feb 13, 2023 12:00 am - David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. His representative...
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Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
Feb 09, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do...
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Frank Amato's 47-year legacy secured at Loyola AcademyFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Loyola Academy track coach for 47 years, Frank Amato saw his student-athletes' lives as a marathon, not a four-year sprint. "A winning or losing record was not my whol...
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Former longtime WGN anchor and suburban radio host Jack Taylor dies at 94Feb 05, 2023 11:15 pm - Jack Taylor, a TV news anchor in Chicago for more than 20 years who helped put WGN-TV near the top of the 10 p.m. news ratings in the 1970s, died of heart failure over t...
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'A shocking loss': College student from Libertyville found dead FridayJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - Funeral services are planned this weekend for 21-year-old Matthew Listman of Libertyville, a business student at Illinois State University whose body was found Friday ni...