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A 59-year-old Dwight man died after a crash on Old Route 66 late Tuesday night, according to Livingston County Coroner Michael Renner. Renner said his office was notified at 10:42 p.m. on May 7 of ...
Pages in category "Deaths by person in Illinois" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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Illinois Secretary of State, redesigned state seal, assassinated outside his home [74] Jimmy Elliott: Chicago: 1883-03-01: Former world heavyweight boxing champion, shot by a gambler in a saloon [75] Patrick Henry Cronin: Chicago: 1889-05-04: Irish republican doctor murdered by affiliates of Clan na Gael: Carter Harrison Sr. Chicago: 1893-10-28
Born in Pontiac, Illinois, Harris served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then worked for his family's funeral home in Pontiac, Illinois and was in the insurance business. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961 and was a Republican. Harris then served in the Illinois State Senate from 1961
The house is named for the owner that acquired it in 1899, Henry C. Jones. Jones was in the newspaper business but later founded and served as president of Pontiac Light, Heat and Power Company. Jones lived in the home until his death in 1921. After his death the home passed through members of the Jones family and it was damaged by fire in 1975.
The Illinois Department of Corrections Pontiac Correctional Center is located in Pontiac. [40] Pontiac housed the male death row until 2003. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of all death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard , and Tamms correctional centers. [ 41 ]