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One month after dropping puck at Blackhawks game, Mount Prospect 10-year-old dies

By Doug T. Graham
Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Less than one month after dropping the puck with Eddie Olczyk at the Blackhawks' "Hockey Fights Cancer" night, Lauren Graver, a 10-year-old Mount Prospect girl, died fro...
Jack Van Berg, Hall of Famer who trained Alysheba, dies

By BETH HARRIS
Dec 27, 2017 6:00 am - Jack Van Berg, a Hall of Fame trainer who oversaw Alysheba to victories in the 1987 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, died Wednesday. He was 81. He died in a Little Rock, Ar...
Connecticut news radio veteran Fran Schneidau dies at 79

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2017 6:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A longtime WCBS radio reporter whose distinctive voice could be heard delivering Connecticut news for 39 years has died. Fran Schneidau had retire...
Longtime contributors Northwest suburbs lost in 2017

By Eric Peterson
Dec 27, 2017 4:00 am - The Northwest suburbs lost several valuable and long-serving contributors to their respective communities during 2017, not least of whom was Bartlett Village Trustee T.L...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2017

By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press
Dec 27, 2017 12:00 am - They made music that inspired legions of fans. Rock 'n' roll founding fathers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Greg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, ...
Life Story: Longtime Lake County educator found his calling in administration

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 27, 2017 12:00 am - He loved to teach but Paul Doescher Jr. found his true skill in school administration, which became his life's work. Doescher, who lived in Libertyville for 50 years bef...
Longtime local television news anchor in Buffalo dies at 87

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2017 6:00 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A longtime local television news anchor in Buffalo, New York, known for his "rapid-fire delivery and famous alliteration" has died. Irv Weinstein wa...
Remembering notable Lake County people who died this year

Dec 25, 2017 10:00 pm - We said goodbye to several notable Lake County residents in 2017. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public ...
'Sound of Music' actress Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68

The Associated Press
Dec 25, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 68. Her ...
Jerry Kindall, former Arizona baseball coach, dies at 82

The Associated Press
Dec 24, 2017 6:00 am - TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Jerry Kindall, the first man to win College World Series titles as both a player and a head coach, died Sunday night. He was 82. The University of A...

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