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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 79May 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.
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Remembering Tina Turner, 1939-2023May 24, 2023 3:45 PM - Music icon Tina Turner has died at 83.
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Tina Turner, superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83
May 24, 2023 3:25 PM - Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.
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'We lost a great leader': Hoffman Estates mourns death of Trustee Michael GaetaMay 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.
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Actor Ray Stevenson, of 'Rome' and 'Thor' movies, dies at 58
May 22, 2023 6:12 PM - Ray Stevenson, the Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in "RRR," an Asgardian warrior in the "Thor" films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO's "Rome," has died. He was 58.
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Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87
May 19, 2023 8:20 PM - Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.
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Sam Zell, billionaire Chicago real estate investor, dies
May 18, 2023 12:23 PM - Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as "the grave dancer" for his ability to revive moribund properties has died due to complications from a recent illness. He was 81.
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Former South Barrington Trustee Rosanne Plencner has diedMay 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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