Obituaries
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Jeanne Evert, former tennis pro and sister of Chris, dies
Feb 24, 2020 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jeanne Evert Dubin, a former world-ranked tennis player and a younger sister of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, has died. She was 62. ...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Lisel Mueller, who wrote from Lake County, dies
Feb 22, 2020 12:00 am - Lisel Mueller fled Germany at 15 and came to America, where she wrote in her poem "Curriculum Vitae": "In the new language everyone spoke too fast. Eventually I caught u...
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Hair Club for Men founder -- and client - Sy Sperling dies
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Longtime NFL, college assistant Dan Radakovich dies at 84
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Computer scientist who pioneered 'copy' and 'paste' has died
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DuPage legal community mourns retired judge with 'tremendous empathy' for victims of crimeFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Remembered as compassionate hard worker, Wolfe dies at 60
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Feder: ABC 7's Bob Petty recalled as trailblazing journalistFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Colleagues are remembering Bob Petty as a pioneering African-American news anchor, reporter and public-affairs host at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 for more than three decade...
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'Good Times' Ja'Net DuBois dies; co-wrote 'Jeffersons' theme
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Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for 'Medea,' dies at 86
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Former Mount Prospect, Palatine priest William Welsh diesFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - The Rev. William P. Welsh, who helped lead Catholic parishes in Mount Prospect and Palatine, died last week at the age of 85, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesda...