Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86
Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a...
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‘He got everything out of his life’: US District Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, the Joliet native who served in the Illinois legislature before...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Marquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome
Marquette University President Michael Lovell died Sunday in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer....
Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
The body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island...
Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in Washington plane crash at 90
Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut, has been killed when the...
Ed Posh, ambassador for golf as longtime pro at Village Links, dies
Edward Posh, an ambassador for golf as the pro at Glen Ellyn’s municipal-owned Village Links...
Larry Allen, a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, dies unexpectedly at 52
Larry Allen, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL during a 12-year...
Marian Robinson, Chicago native and mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Marian Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who lived at the White House with the...
Thomas Philipsborn, mainstay of mortage banking in Chicago, dies
Thomas D. Philipsborn, a mainstay in Chicago’s mortgage banking community, has died at 97