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  • Jeanne Cooper

    Notable deaths last week May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84."One of the last great broads in our business — Jeanne Cooper, Mom — is now stirring up trouble in great beyond," her family said in a statement.

     
  • Deborah Daly

    Beloved Larkin High School teacher dies at 56 May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Larkin High School nursing teacher around whom hundreds have rallied in recent months as she struggled to recover from multiple strokes and fight a rare form of cancer died Tuesday at age 56. Deborah Daly, of Bartlett, started teaching at Larkin High School in 2002 and went on to sponsor the Health Occupations Students of America where she helped numerous students on a path toward careers in the health fields.

     
  • George Jones

    Notable deaths last week Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Moses Harrison

    Former Illinois chief justice dies Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the death at age 81 of former Chief Justice Moses Harrison. Harrison was elected to the Supreme Court in 1992. He served as chief justice from 2000 to 2002.

     
  • Charles “Chic” Williams was the community intervention specialist with the Geneva school district, which included leading the annual “Parent to Parent 2000” series. Classes discussed how to deal with issues facing children.

    Geneva mourns loss of school counselor 'Chic' Williams Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Charles "Chic" Williams touched a lot of Genevans lives as a teacher, coach, high school dean, but especially as a counselor for youths in trouble. He died this week.

     
  • Pallbearers escort the casket of U.S. diplomat Anne Smedinghoff out of St. Luke Catholic Church in River Forest on Wednesday.

    Funeral held for diplomat killed in Afghanistan Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Family and friends packed a River Forest church Wednesday for Anne Smedinghoff's funeral, remembering the young diplomat as a brave, selfless woman who wouldn't let fear stop her from trying to make a difference in faraway places.

     
  • In this Sept. 27, 2007 file photo, seated, from left, Jerry Mathers, Barbara Billingsley and Tony Dow, and, standing from left, Frank Bank and Ken Osmond, pose for a photo as they are reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the television show, ěLeave it to Beaver,î in Santa Monica, Calif. Bank, who played oafish troublemaker Lumpy on the sitcom ěLeave It to Beaver,î has died.

    Leave It to Beaver’ actor Frank Bank dies Apr 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Frank Bank, who played oafish troublemaker Lumpy on the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," has died. He was 71.A spokesman for the Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles says Bank died Saturday. No other details were provided.

     
  •  Walt Disney studio’s star, 16-year-old Annette Funicello, poses with her Shaggy Dog doll.

    Notable deaths last week Apr 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls.Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, ruled among baby boomers, who tuned in every weekday afternoon to watch her on their flickering black-and-white television sets.

     
  •  Bill McCauley yearbook photo in 1994, the year he retired.

    Longtime Conant math teacher remembered as ‘great enthusiast’ Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM
    Former co-workers and family are remembering longtime Conant High School math department chair Bill McCauley as an exceptional mentor who effectively brought together the young teachers, creating a second family for them all. McCauley died Wednesday at age 78. "No department head was ever more dedicated and more supportive of the teachers and their mission than Bill McCauley," said Don Grossnickle, former assistant principal at Conant. "He was a great enthusiast."

     
  • FILE - This July 18, 2005 file photo shows film critic Roger Ebert next to a sidewalk medallion bearing his name that was unveiled under the marquee of the historic Chicago Theatre. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that its film critic Roger Ebert died on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was 70. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)

    Ebert's services set for Monday Apr 6, 2013 12:00 AM
    The funeral service for film critic Roger Ebert will be held Monday at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. The 10 a.m. service will be open to friends and fans of the beloved film critic, though seating will be limited. Open seats are first come, first served.

     
  •  This 1969 photo shows movie critic Roger Ebert in the newsroom of the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert, the most famous and popular film reviewer of his time, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer.

    Ebert was first film critic to win Pulitzer Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    Roger Ebert rose to national fame while reviewing movies on his weekly syndicated television show alongside Gene Siskel. His work at the Chicago Sun-Times made him, in 1975, the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Ebert died Thursday at the age of 70.

     
  • Ebert kept strong link to U of I, Daily Illini Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    Roger Ebert never forgot his alma mater, the University of Illinois. The famed film critic was one of the most visible alumni of the school and made large donations. He also maintained a strong link to the student newspaper, The Daily Illini, where he was editor in chief 50 years ago.

     
  •  Roger Ebert in 1994

    Emanuel, Quinn praise late film critic Roger Ebert Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel noted late film critic Roger Ebert for his contributions to the motion picture industry as well as to the city. Emanuel said Ebert "championed" the city as a center for filmmaking and critiques. Gov. Pat Quinn saaid one of his most cherished memories of Ebert was getting a "thumbs-up" from him in 2011.

     
  • Demerio Thomas

    Fremd High School sophomore dies visiting family in California Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    When doctors told Valecha Banks she needed to remove her son from Southern California's rampant smog and pollen, she immediately put in for a transfer to her company's Schaumburg office. But just three days into the pair's first visit back, Demerio Thomas suffered an asthma attack from which he wouldn't recover. “I never thought anything this bad could have happened,” Banks said. “He wanted to go back so bad. I'm just grateful he had the time of his life those first few days.”

     
  • Tom Boerwinkle

    Notable deaths last week Mar 30, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Martyl Langsdorf sits in the Robert Paul Schweikher-designed home in Schaumburg in 2006.

    Martyl Langsdorf, Doomsday Clock artist, dies at 96Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    Martyl Langsdorf, longtime resident of Schaumburg's historic Schweikher House and the professional artist who first depicted the nuclear Doomsday Clock, died Tuesday at the age of 96. Her late husband, Alexander Langsdorf Jr., was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bomb, but later he came to regret its use.

     
  •  Martyl Langsdorf sits in the Robert Paul Schweikher-designed home in Schaumburg in 2006.

    Martyl Langsdorf, artist who designed Doomsday Clock, dies at 96 Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
    Martyl Langsdorf, longtime resident of Schaumburg's historic Schweikher House and the professional artist who first depicted the nuclear Doomsday Clock, died Tuesday at the age of 96. Her late husband, Alexander Langsdorf Jr., was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bomb, but later he came to regret its use.

     
  • Sandi Smith, “the Blue Cart Lady.”

    Conant students, staff pay tribute to 'Blue Cart Lady' Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    Conant High School lost one of its favorite family members March 17 when employee Sandi Smith died. Students did more than mourn the longtime cafeteria worker, however -- they organized a 'Blue Out' day in her memory and are trying to get her snack cart renamed permanently in her memory.

     
  • Rev. Robert Hoffman

    Longtime religious leader dies from brain cancer Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Rev. Monsignor Robert Hoffman served in multiple parishes throughout the suburbs in a career that perhaps left the greatest impact on students.

     
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