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The Rev. Andrew Greeley was a researcher at the National Opinion Research Center, a sociological think tank In the 1960s.

Andrew Greeley dead: Priest, author, critic was 85

The Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist known for his deeply researched academic appraisals and sometimes scathing critiques of his church, died Wednesday night,...
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Andrew Greeley dead: Priest, author, critic was 85

The Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist known for his deeply researched academic appraisals and sometimes scathing critiques of his church, died Wednesday night,...
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Andrew Greeley dead: Priest, author, critic was 85

The Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist known for his deeply researched academic appraisals and sometimes scathing critiques of his church, died Wednesday night,...
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Scott B. Crane, 1987-2011

Ever since Scott B. Crane was a boy, his greatest passion was food. So when a rare form of muscular dystrophy confined him to a wheelchair and depleted his body...
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Robert J. Braasch, 1917-2011

An obituary on Robert J. Braasch, 93, former principal of Cook County Juvenile Detention Center School that was published on the Chicago Tribune website on May 28, 2011 inaccurately stated...
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Rev. Thomas J. McHugh, 1923-2011

When the Rev. Thomas McHugh was assigned to lead Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in the early 1970s, he was given the challenging task of ministering to Chicago's...
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Rev. Thomas J. McHugh, 1923-2011

When the Rev. Thomas McHugh was assigned to lead Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in the early 1970s, he was given the challenging task of ministering to Chicago's...
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Richard E. Jennings, 1945-2011

Richard E. Jennings, 65, president of Smithereen Pest Management Services and champion sailor in the Chicago-to-Mackinac Island race, died Tuesday, May 17, according to friends and published reports. His family...
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Hans Morsbach, 1932-2011

When Hans Morsbach bought the Medici restaurant in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood in 1962, it was little more than a laid-back coffeehouse and college hangout. He oversaw a 1967 remodeling...
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Judge Christy S. Berkos, 1926-2011

Christy S. Berkos, 85, a retired Cook County judge and former Cicero town attorney who oversaw security measures for a 1966 civil rights march in the western suburb, died of...