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Astrud Gilberto, singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83
Jun 6, 2023 3:20 PM - Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83.
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J.J. Bittenbinder, colorful ex-Chicago police detective and crime-prevention guru, dead at 80
Jun 5, 2023 5:42 PM - In the 1990s, J.J. Bittenbinder showed viewers how to avoid being kidnapped as host of the "Tough Target" TV show and told kids how to stay safe from muggers in his PBS "Street Smarts" specials.
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Veteran character actor John Beasley dies at 79
May 31, 2023 4:47 PM - John Beasley, the veteran character actor who played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama "Everwood" and appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s, has died. He was 79. -
Remembering Tina Turner, 1939-2023
May 24, 2023 3:45 PM - Music icon Tina Turner has died at 83. -
Tina Turner, superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83
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'We lost a great leader': Hoffman Estates mourns death of Trustee Michael Gaeta
May 22, 2023 8:06 PM - Michael Gaeta, a Hoffman Estates village trustee for the past decade, has died at the age of 86, his fellow village officials announced Monday. -
Actor Ray Stevenson, of 'Rome' and 'Thor' movies, dies at 58
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Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87
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Sam Zell, billionaire Chicago real estate investor, dies
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Former South Barrington Trustee Rosanne Plencner has died
May 2, 2023 3:19 PM - Plencner and her husband also visited village hall every winter dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus, arriving by helicopter.
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