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Retired Mundelein business owner, volunteer dies just days after wife

By Russell Lissau
May 02, 2024 7:48 pm - A retired Mundelein paint store owner who was active with several community organizations in Lake County has died, just 13 days after his wife of nearly 75 years. Robert ...
‘She loved Bensenville’: Former village clerk Vera Johnson dies at 96

By Rick West
Apr 24, 2024 7:09 pm - Remembered for her infectious smile, girlish laugh and love of Bensenville, Elvira “Vera” Johnson died last week at the age of 96. Johnson worked in Bensenville governmen...
‘A McHenry County original’: Former Treasurer Glenda Miller dies at 68

Claire O'Brien
Apr 21, 2024 8:43 pm - Former McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller died Wednesday. She was 68. Miller served as treasurer for two terms, from 2014 to 2022. She served as chief deputy treasure...
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

By STEVEN WINE and RUSS BYNUM
Apr 18, 2024 12:15 pm - Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died a...
Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 16, 2024 11:05 am - NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perf...
Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who won 3 World Series with Oakland, has died at 78

By ANDREW SELIGMAN
Apr 16, 2024 9:28 am - Ken Holtzman, MLB's winningest Jewish pitcher who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs and helped the Oakland Athletics win three straight World Series championships...
OJ Simpson, fallen football star acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76

By KEN RITTER
Apr 11, 2024 10:55 am - LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liabl...
‘A trailblazer who broke barriers’: Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies

By Emmanuel Camarillo
Apr 07, 2024 7:34 pm - Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who was recently hospitalized for a serious medical condition, has died. She was 73. Yarbrough passed away Sunday afternoon, according ...
Former Wheaton College trustee, Christianity Today editor remembered

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 04, 2024 6:50 pm - V. Gilbert Beers and his wife were traveling the English countryside with a fellow Wheaton College graduate when they all stopped for lunch. Beers soon found himself prea...
Mount Prospect Fire Department mourning loss of 29-year veteran

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 03, 2024 12:52 pm - Mount Prospect fire Lt. Timothy S. Evans, a 29-year department veteran, died Saturday, after a nine-month battle with cancer. Evans, 60, began his career as a firefighter...

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