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Former track co-owner who organized 'Miracle Million' dies at 78

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A former co-owner of Arlington Park credited with pulling off the "Miracle Million" after a devastating fire in 1985 has died. Figures throughout the horse racing indust...
Former MLB pitcher, pitching coach Jackie Brown dies

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Former major league pitcher and pitching coach Jackie Brown has died. He was 73. Brown pitched and coached for the Texas Rangers, who said Brown ...
Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman dies in UK at age 91

By VANESSA GERA
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most prominent and prolific European sociologists of recent decades, has died at the age of 91. The Polish-born left-win...
Buddy Bregman, arranger and producer, dead at age 86

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Buddy Bregman, an accomplished arranger, producer and filmmaker whose credits ranged from albums by Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby to directing dozen...
Roberto Cabanas, who played for Cosmos, Paraguay, dies at 55

The Associated Press
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Roberto Cabanas, who was a top striker for various clubs and Paraguay, died on Monday in the capital Asuncion. He was 55. Valerio Cabanas, the ...
Michael Chamberlain, father of baby killed by dingo, dies

By KRISTEN GELINEAU
Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Michael Chamberlain, who waged a decades-long battle to prove his baby daughter was killed by a dingo in Australia's most notorious case of injustice, has ...
Columnist Nat Hentoff dies at 91

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 08, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Free-thinking author and columnist Nat Hentoff has died. His son, Tom Hentoff, said his father died on Saturday from natural causes at his Manhattan apar...
Arlington Heights dentist served thousands of suburban families

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Dr. Frank Schroeder, a longtime dentist in Arlington Heights and former president of the Illinois State Dental Society, has died. Schroeder provided dental care to thous...
Columnist Nat Hentoff dies at 91

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 07, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nat Hentoff, an eclectic columnist, critic, novelist and agitator dedicated to music, free expression and defying the party line, died Saturday at age 91...
Mario Soares, Portugal's former president and PM, dies at 92

By BARRY HATTON
Jan 07, 2017 6:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Mario Soares, a former prime minister and president of Portugal who helped steer his country toward democracy after a 1974 military coup and grew...

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