Published Monday April 08 2013 12:17 pm. Tags: death notice
Annette Funicello doing the introduction for the daily Mousekartoon on “The Mickey Mouse Club”. Actress Annette Funicello, best known as a child performer on the original “Mickey Mouse Club” and for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, died on Monday at age 70. Annette Funicello had been in a coma from Multiple Sclerosis for years. [...]
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Published Monday April 08 2013 7:10 am. Tags: death notice, United Kingdom
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died of a stroke Monday April 8, 2013 at age 87. Margaret Thatcher’s spokesman Lord Bell revealed the news that the former politician had passed away peacefully after a long battle with poor health. Britain’s first and only woman prime minister won three consecutive general elections, and served her [...]
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Published Sunday April 07 2013 7:11 am. Tags: brain cancer, Huskers, Nebraska Huskers
Jack Hoffman scores a 69 yard touchdown in the 2013 Nebraska Spring Game. During the Nebraska Huskers’ Red-White Spring Game, Jack Hoffman, age 7, wore No. 22, setup as Nebraska’s I-back and ran for a 69-yard touchdown. See Jack Hoffman’s instructions on the sidelines before the big play … (Joe Ganz and Taylor Martinez work [...]
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Published Thursday April 04 2013 2:56 pm. Tags: death notice
Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 45 years who watched about 10 movies per week for more than three decades has died. The famous film critic announced just yesterday that he would be taking time off. Ebert was the co-host of one of the most well-known and [...]
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Published Wednesday April 03 2013 12:15 pm. Tags: abusive, abusive behavior, head basketball coach, Rutgers University
Outside The Lines has obtained practice video that shows Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice berating and pushing players, and using slurs against them. After the initial airing, Rutgers fired Rice. Regrettable because you got caught … Mike Rice reacts to the news he was fired as Rutgers basketball coach. Mike Rice has been fired as [...]
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Published Tuesday April 02 2013 8:27 pm. Tags: Buffalo Grove Police Department, police chief, police retirement, retirement
Radio Sign Off from retiring Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Balinski. At 2:36 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Buffalo Grove Steve Balinski signed off and marked the end of his tour of duty “10-42″ and the end of his career as a Buffalo Grove Police Chief and Buffalo Grove Police Officer. Balinski served 36 years [...]
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Published Friday March 22 2013 6:08 pm. Tags: Ask Paul B, bad habits, big sugary drinks, cigarettes, gun control, health care, Paul B, tobacco products
Dear Paul B, Are we now citizens of Russia? Is BIG BROTHER finally taking over our lives? I hate this scoundrel, Bloomberg..Who does he think he is, telling us how much we can drink or if we can buy cigarettes? He has a lot of nerve, doesn’t he? Why doesn’t he just lock us up [...]
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Published Monday March 18 2013 7:25 pm. Tags: catastrophic football injury, death notice, football injury, HIgh School District 214, paralysis, paralyzed, Rob Komosa, Rolling Meadows High School, spinal cord injury, spinal injury, Township High School District 214
Family and friends are saddened to announce the death of Rob Komosa. According to family Rob succumbed to respiratory failure on Saturday evening March 16, 2000. His mother Barbara his 24-hour care giver since his injury was unable to revive him — 13-years after he was paralyzed at a football practice at Rolling Meadows High [...]
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Published Wednesday March 13 2013 4:34 pm. Tags: District 214, HIgh School District 214, Principal of the Year, Wheeling High School
Wheeling High School Principal Dr. Lazaro Lopez has been named Illinois High School Principal of the Year for 2013-14 by Horace Mann and the Illinois Principals Association. The award recognizes high school principals who have demonstrated a positive impact on their students and learning community. Currently in his sixth year as principal, Lopez has led [...]
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Published Wednesday March 06 2013 6:17 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, L.W. Calderwood Officer of the Year, police officer
Arlington Heights Police Department Investigator Todd Radek. The Arlington Heights Police Department L.W. Calderwood Officer of the Year Award is an annual award presented to the police officer demonstrating the most significant contributions that year toward the overall betterment of the community. The award is sponsored by the Arlington Heights Rotary Club, and is named [...]
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Published Tuesday March 05 2013 4:07 pm.
New and severe respiratory infection had put cancer-stricken Venezuela President Hugo Chavez in a “very delicate” state and his breathing has deteriorated, Venezuela’s communications minister announced on Monday. He died Monday afternoon. After a two-year battle with cancer, Hugo Chavez, 58, has died. He had been president of Venezuela since 1999 — describing his policies [...]
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Published Monday March 04 2013 6:08 am. Tags: basketball diplomacy, diplomacy, North Korea
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman talks with George Stephanopoulos about his trip to North Korea and perceptions of Kim Jong Un. Dennis Rodman finished his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an “awesome guy” and said his father and grandfather were “great [...]
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