Obituaries
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Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65
Dec 21, 2024 6:14 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. He...
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Risé Jones remembered as Elgin’s ‘renaissance woman’Dec 17, 2024 9:14 am - Renaissance woman Risé Dawn Jones, 58, dies suddenly, a leaving a legacy of community leadership and youth arts programs in Elgin.
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‘Such a force for good’: Renowned environmental lawyer Collins who fought for pollution victims diesDec 16, 2024 6:59 pm - Shawn Collins, 67, who took on corporate polluters and was devoted to his family, is remembered.
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George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89
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Former White Sox slugger and longtime analyst Bill Melton dies at 79
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Former Schaumburg Township trustee Diane Dunham, wife of Schaumburg village trustee, diesDec 02, 2024 5:51 pm - Diane Dunham, a former 20-year trustee of Schaumburg Township and the wife of 52 years of Schaumburg senior Village Trustee George Dunham, died Saturday after a recurrence of the cancer she’d successfully fought a few years before.
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Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85
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Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dies at age 44
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Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95
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Elk Grove Village business leader remembered as town ‘celebrity’Nov 06, 2024 10:32 am - Not everyone can say their mother was regarded as a celebrity in their hometown. But Nancy L. Carlson’s three children can. The former president of the Greater O’Hare Chamber of Commerce was a fixture in the community, and was often recognized around town, thanks to her local TV show, “Strictly Business.”