Obituaries
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Founder of renowned Angel Drill Team diesMar 14, 2012 8:00 pm - Gurnee man lived a life of service
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Beloved Elgin teacher always had a smile on her faceMar 08, 2012 4:42 pm - When Kimball Middle School Principal Al Tamburrino walked around the Elgin school this week, he said the absence of one teacher was evident everywhere he turned, he said...
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'Poppins' songwriter Sherman dies at 86Mar 06, 2012 1:00 pm - LONDON — How do you sum up the work of songwriter Robert B. Sherman? Try one word: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” The tongue-twisting term, sung by magical nanny ...
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'Founding father' of Schaumburg parks diesFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Bob Bock, a founding father of the Schaumburg Park District nearly 50 years ago, died Sunday at the age of 80. Interviewed a few years ago on the Schaumburg Park Distric...
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Houston recalled as happy in days before deathFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing. Her deat...
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Rakow matriarch loved family and communityFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The backbone and matriarch of the prominent Rakow family of Dundee Township will be remembered for her determination, love for her family and pride in the community wher...
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Angelo Dundee, Ali’s corner man, dies at 90Jan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died We...
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Former Buffalo Grove trustee a “quiet giant”Jan 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Charles R. Hendricks Sr., who served a decade on the Buffalo Grove Village Board and was known as a “quiet giant” in the community, died Friday at the age of 71. Despite...
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Longtime Daily Herald switchboard operator diesJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - For 30 years, Helen Hahn was the voice of Paddock Publications, publisher of the Daily Herald, and spreading kindness to everyone she met defined her life, her children ...
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Blues singer Etta James dead at 73Jan 20, 2012 9:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings hearkened the arrival of her passion...