Former Mayor William F. Durkin remembered for ‘deeply inspired vision of what Waukegan could be’
Durkin died Thursday at Allure Nursing Home in Zion of natural causes. His funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Waukegan. He was 95.
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His credits also include the animated TV specials "The Little Drummer Boy" (1968), "Frosty the Snowman" (1969), "Santa Claus ... and baseball at the University of Notre Dame.
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University of Notre Dame commencement departs from presidential tradition
Notre Dame has routinely invited newly inaugurated presidents to deliver the university’s commencement address.
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Notre Dame’s Presidential Commencement ‘Tradition’ More Nuanced Than Some Assume
COMMENTARY: Since the first presidential speaker at spring commencement in 1960, seven of the 12 presidents in office have ...
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Notre Dame to Honor Catholic Charities President for ‘Faith-Filled Service’
Established in 1883 and granted annually, the school’s Laetare Medal is named after the Fourth Sunday of Lent, or ‘Laetare ...
Emancipated homeless teen determined to finish school earns full ride to Notre Dame
Nicholas Slaughter, an emancipated homeless teen from Macomb Township, has dealt with struggles and rose above the odds, ...
The quest to save Notre Dame brought together unlikely game giants
Notre Dame’s appearance hasn’t always been treated with such reverence. During the French Revolution, the cathedral was used as a storehouse, and statues of biblical kings on the facade were beheaded ...