Obituaries
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Geneva mourns late alderman, parks commissioner Sam HillJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: An article in some Thursday editions should have read visitation for former Geneva alderman Sam Hill is July 29, and his funeral is July 30. When Sam...
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'Jacki's work, kindness and warmth touched us all': Member of Glencoe synagogue among victimsJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - A longtime staff member at a Glencoe synagogue was among the people slain by a gunman during the Independence Day parade Monday in Highland Park. Jacki Sundheim, 63, of ...
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British theater, film director Peter Brook dies at age 97
Jul 03, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Peter Brook, a British theater and film director known for an influential and distinguished career which saw him garner worldwide acclaim, has died. He was...
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Pappin, credited with Toronto's last Cup-winner, dies at 82
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Jim Pappin, the former NHL forward credited with the Toronto Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup-winning goal, has died. He was 82. The Maple Leafs and Chicago ...
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Frank Daniels, ex-AP chair and newspaper publisher, dies
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Associated Press board chair Frank A. Daniels Jr., who shepherded The News & Observer of Raleigh through an era of political and economic tra...
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Sonny Barger, figurehead of Hells Angels, dies at 83
Jun 30, 2022 7:00 am - LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Sonny Barger, the leather-clad fixture of 1960s counterculture and figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club who was at the notorious Rolli...
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Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died. She was 40. James...
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Schaumburg mourns longtime plan commissioner, community volunteerJun 29, 2022 1:00 am - Family and friends are mourning the death of longtime Schaumburg plan commission member Chuck Valenziano, a Chicago native and food industry veteran who volunteered much...
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US Senate sergeant-at-arms during Capitol riot dies at 71
Jun 28, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Stenger, who served as the U.S. Senate's sergeant-at-arms and resigned after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, has died. He was 71. Steng...
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Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ken Williams dies at 83
Jun 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Songwriter Kenneth 'œKen'ť Williams, who wrote or co-wrote hundred of tunes for a vast array of performers, including Donny Hathaway, The Four Tops and P...