Obituaries
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Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included 'Pretty Little Baby,' dead at 87Jul 17, 2025 8:01 am - Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87.
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David Gergen, consummate political insider, dies at 83Jul 11, 2025 9:51 pm - David R. Gergen, who helped craft and protect the image of four presidents as a senior White House communications adviser and who traveled the consummate political inside...
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Des Plaines mom, sons die during Mexican vacationJul 07, 2025 12:42 pm - A memorial service will be held Saturday for three members of a Des Plaines family who died last week while vacationing in Mexico.
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Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 66
Jul 03, 2025 1:07 pm - Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 66.
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‘He loved life’: Longtime Barrington Hills community leader Dennis Kelly has diedJul 02, 2025 11:25 am - Former Barrington Hills community leader Dennis Kelly has died.
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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
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Funeral scheduled for former Des Plaines Alderman Rosemary S. ArgusJun 30, 2025 8:50 pm - Funeral arrangements have been set for former Des Plaines City Council and Mount Prospect Park District board member Rosemary S. Argus, 88.
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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
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‘Her ideas were trailblazing’: Former Des Plaines civic leader Rosemary Argus has diedJun 19, 2025 2:13 pm - Rosemary S. Argus, a former member of both the Mount Prospect Park District board and the Des Plaines City Council died Wednesday. She was 88.
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Elk Grove Village Clerk Lorrie Murphy dies at 63Jun 18, 2025 9:05 pm - Elk Grove Village Clerk Lorrie Murphy has died at 63 after a long illness. Jen Mahon was appointed Tuesday as her successor.