Obituaries
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'Truly an outstanding individual': Former West Chicago mayor dies at age 97Jul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Former West Chicago Mayor Richard "Dick" Truitt is being remembered as a man who served his country in multiple ways. The World War II veteran was elected to several Wes...
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Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects,...
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Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85
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Batavia mourning the death of longtime city worker in tree-trimming accidentJul 17, 2022 1:00 am - The city of Batavia has announced the death of longtime employee John Kennedy, who died Thursday from injuries he sustained in a tree-trimming accident. "He was ... cutt...
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Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station
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Former Elgin Academy headmaster remembered as visionary leaderJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - A former headmaster of Elgin Academy is being remembered as a visionary leader who helped steer the independent school during a challenging time in its history. Frank Ho...
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Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
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Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
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Award-winning conductor, composer Bramwell Tovey dies
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Ann Shulgin, pioneer of psychedelics in therapy, dies at 91