Obituaries
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Lake County official remembered as 'humble, caring'Mar 25, 2014 1:00 am - Artis Yancey, one of Lake County's more recognizable public figures, was laid to rest Tuesday after a stirring funeral service filled with tears for his passing and joy ...
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Longtime Palatine artist was first full-time Harper faculty memberMar 22, 2014 8:00 am - Harper College's commitment to the fine arts can be seen throughout its Palatine campus, but perhaps lesser known is that the college's first full time faculty member wa...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Lawrence Walsh, the former prosecutor who spent seven years investigating officials in President Ronald Reagan's administration for their roles in the Iran-Contra scanda...
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Former Daily Herald VP, newspaper advertising giant Walsh diesMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - Jim Walsh Sr., a gregarious titan of the Chicago newspaper industry who evenly divided a 40-year advertising career between the Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald, died Th...
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Waukegan City Clerk Artis Yancey dead at 54Mar 19, 2014 1:01 am - Waukegan City Clerk and former Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey died Wednesday morning, city officials said. Police and fire crews went to the 54-year-old Yancey's home ...
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Frank Clayton, longtime Buffalo Grove school board member, dies at 80Mar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Frank Clayton, the husband of former Buffalo Grove mayor and Illinois state legislator Verna Clayton, died Saturday near their retirement home in South Carolina. He was ...
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Doris K. Weidner, former Wauconda Township assessor, has diedMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - Former Wauconda Township Assessor Doris K. Weidner dedicated much of her adult life to public service. Weidner, who oversaw township property assessments for 17 years un...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 15, 2014 1:01 am - David Brenner, the gangly, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standup comedians, including Jerry Seinfe...
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After ashes found, daughter asks: Who did I bury?Mar 15, 2014 1:01 am - CINCINNATI - Dellaina Grundy isn't sure whether any of the cremated remains buried in her father's grave in a veterans cemetery are his, and she doesn't expect to ever k...
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Second man dies from injuries in wrong-way Arlington Hts. crashMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A second man has died from his injuries after a crash caused by a wrong-way driver in Arlington Heights on Monday. Anatoliy Elkind, 48, of Vernon Hills died at 5:07 p.m....