Obituaries
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Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade was his legacyMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - Members of VFW Post 981 in Arlington Heights stood on Wednesday to give one of their longest serving members - and a former commander - a final salute. Wallace Luettschw...
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Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, known for 'Airwolf,' dies at 73
Mar 08, 2019 6:00 am - Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, the "Airwolf" television star whose sleek good looks belied a troubled personal life, has died. He was 73. A death certificate shows that Vinc...
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Armenian patriarch in Turkey, Mesrob II, dies at 62
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Ralph Hall, oldest-ever member of US House, dead at age 95
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Marshall Brodien, who played Wizzo The Wizard on 'Bozo' show, dies at 84Mar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's note: Brodien died early Friday. This information was incorrectly reported in an earlier posted version. Groundbreaking magician Marshall Brodien - known t...
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Olympic medalist Daniel Rudisha, father of David, dies at 73
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Family and friends remember longtime suburban funeral directorMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - For decades, Joseph Salerno served as a source of comfort for thousands of families and friends throughout the suburbs, On Thursday, those family, friends and peers reme...
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'A pillar of our village': Former Elk Grove Fire Chief Charles Henrici diesMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - Former Elk Grove Village Fire Chief Charles "Chuck" Henrici has died at age 83, the village announced Thursday. Henrici served in the Elk Grove Village Fire Department f...
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Former DuPage GOP chairwoman remembered as 'trailblazer'Mar 06, 2019 12:00 am - Longtime DuPage County Republican Chairwoman Barbara Murphy may not have considered herself a trailblazer, even if her contemporaries did. Her obituary notes Murphy alwa...
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Former Itasca Mayor Shirley Ketter dies at 90Mar 06, 2019 12:00 am - Former Itasca Mayor Shirley Ketter, who was the first woman elected to the village board, died Tuesday afternoon. She was 90. Ketter was elected as a trustee to the Itas...