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Illinois peeps, check out – Leslie Wolfe, Who Pursued Equality for Women, Dies at 74


Ms. Wolfe sought AIDS treatment for women in the 1980s and researched gender and racial bias on the SAT exam as head of a think tank.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2kHybkd

December 9, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – William H. Gass, Acclaimed Postmodern Author, Dies at 93


Mr. Gass never scored a best seller, but his ideas and his inventive use of language were influential.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2k6dSJj

December 7, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – John Anderson, Who Ran Against Reagan and Carter in 1980, Is Dead at 95


Drawing support from moderate to liberal Republicans and liberal Democrats, Mr. Anderson held the spotlight for a while before voters turned to candidates who they believed could actually win.. via … Continue reading

December 4, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – John Anderson, Who Ran Against Reagan and Carter in 1980, Is Dead at 95


Drawing support from moderate to liberal Republicans and liberal Democrats, Mr. Anderson held the spotlight for a while before voters turned to candidates who they believed could actually win.. via … Continue reading

December 4, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Leon Cooper, Who Carried On a Battle for Tarawa, Dies at 98


A veteran of the fight to take a Pacific atoll in World War II, he fought for the return of Marines’ remains and to restore a beach as “hallowed ground.”. … Continue reading

December 2, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Peter Schutz, Executive Who Saved a Signature Porsche, Dies at 87


Mr. Schutz, whose family had fled the Nazis, returned to Germany to be the only American to lead the sports car maker. He stopped it from killing the 911 model.. … Continue reading

November 1, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Tom Mathews, Promoter of Liberal Causes and Candidates, Dies at 96


A former journalist, Mr. Mathews raised the profile of groups like the Peace Corps and was the spokesman for Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1968.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2iCj0rw

October 26, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Donald Bain, Widely Read Author (but Not by That Name), Dies at 82


Whodunit? If you’re asking about a Margaret Truman or a Jessica Fletcher book (or “Coffee, Tea or Me”?), here’s your answer.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2lliizU

October 26, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Donald Bain, Widely Read Author (but Not by That Name), Dies at 82


Whodunit? If you’re asking about a Margaret Truman or a Jessica Fletcher book (or “Coffee, Tea or Me”?), here’s your answer.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2lliizU

October 26, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Marian Cannon Schlesinger, Author and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 105


A painter, memoirist and daughter of an early feminist, she wrote frankly of the Kennedy White House, where her husband, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., was an adviser.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2zyfK4m

October 17, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Marian Cannon Schlesinger, Author and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 105


A painter, memoirist and daughter of an early feminist, she wrote frankly of the Kennedy White House, where her husband, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., was an adviser.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2zyfK4m

October 17, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Red Miller Dies at 89; Coached Broncos to Their First Super Bowl


Perennial losers since 1960, Denver found glory under Miller, powered by its defensive unit, the Orange Crush.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2hB7IDg

September 28, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Hugh Hefner, Who Built Playboy Empire and Embodied It, Dies at 91


Mr. Hefner, the magazine’s very public avatar, styled himself as an emblem of the sexual revolution.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2xGCxMf

September 28, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Orville Lynn Majors, 56, Nurse Convicted of Killing Patients, Is Dead


Mr. Majors was serving a 360-year sentence for injecting mostly elderly patients with lethal drugs in the mid-1990s.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2hwq6cQ

September 26, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Dr. Edmond Eger II, 86, Dies; Found Way to Make Anesthesia Safer


Dr. Eger and colleagues developed a technique to determine the proper dosage of anesthesia in operating rooms all over the world, saving an untold number of lives.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2wyXqdE

September 20, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Dr. Edmond Eger II, 86, Dies; Found Way to Make Anesthesia Safer


Dr. Eger and colleagues developed a technique to determine the proper dosage of anesthesia in operating rooms all over the world, saving an untold number of lives.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2wyXqdE

September 20, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Gin Wong, Who Designed Futuristic Buildings in Los Angeles, Dies at 94


Perhaps best known for a Union 76 gas station in Beverly Hills, Mr. Wong also did design work for the Los Angeles airport and CBS Television City.. via NYT http://ift.tt/2f39N6t

September 17, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Rep. Vernon Ehlers, Who Put Science Before Politics, Dies at 83


A nuclear physicist before he entered politics, Dr. Ehlers often disagreed with his fellow Republicans on education and the environment.. via NYT Politics http://ift.tt/2xzIJmk

August 25, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Rep. Vernon Ehlers, Who Put Science Before Politics, Dies at 83


A nuclear physicist before he entered politics, Dr. Ehlers often disagreed with his fellow Republicans on education and the environment.. via NYT Politics http://ift.tt/2xzIJmk

August 25, 2017 · Leave a comment

Illinois peeps, check out – Rep. Vernon Ehlers, Who Put Science Before Politics, Dies at 83


A nuclear physicist before he entered politics, Dr. Ehlers often disagreed with his fellow Republicans on education and the environment.. via NYT Politics http://ift.tt/2xzIJmk

August 25, 2017 · Leave a comment