Obituaries
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Celebrity publicist Clifford dies during sex crimes sentence
Dec 10, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford, a confidant to the stars who fell from grace amid Britain's investigation of past sexual abuse, died Sunday aft...
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Pioneering black journalist Simeon Booker dies at age 99
Dec 10, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Simeon Booker, a trail-blazing African-American journalist and the first full-time black reporter at The Washington Post, died Sunday at the age of 99....
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Mentor program for District 211 graduates wins national awardsDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - A mentorship program for college-bound Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 graduates has been named the 2017 Dollars for Scholars Innovation Award winner. Furth...
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Wadsworth pastor emeritus, scholar dies at 90Dec 10, 2017 12:00 am - The Rev. George Dyer, a longtime suburban Catholic priest known for his scholarly contributions to theology, died last week at 90. Dyer, pastor emeritus of St. Patrick C...
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Judge dies days before trial of private eye over Trump taxes
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) - A senior federal judge in Louisiana died Saturday, days before he was to preside over the trial of a private investigator accused of trying...
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Donna McAllister, longest serving Des Plaines city clerk, diesDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Ex-clerk served Des Plaines for 27 years
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Tommy Horton, English Ryder Cup player, dies at 76
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - GROUVILLE, Jersey (AP) - Tommy Horton, the Englishman who played in two Ryder Cups and won four times on European Tour, died Thursday. He was 76. Horton became ill at th...
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Actor Steve Reevis of 'Fargo,' 'Dancing With Wolves' dies
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Actor Steve Reevis, who had supporting roles in the movies "Fargo" and "Last of the Dogmen," has died. He was 55. Ralph Foster of the Foster Funer...
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Veteran Warren Township High School administrator diesDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - A veteran Warren Township High School District 121 administrator has died after a long fight against cancer. Rafael Soto, 58, served as dean of students at the freshman-...
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Longtime Washington state medical marijuana activist dies
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - JoAnna McKee, a pioneering medical marijuana activist in Washington state who went to sometimes difficult lengths to obtain the drug for the patients she ...