Ron Paul, food industry expert, dies at 90
Ron Paul co-founded the Chicago-based food service research and consulting firm Technomic and was a widely recognized expert on food industry trends. “He was an innovator, coining many new restaurant...
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Bill Melton, the 1st Chicago White Sox player to lead the AL in home runs,...
Bill Melton, the first Chicago White Sox player to hit 30 home runs in a season and the first to lead the American League in homers, died Thursday at age 79. The Sox said Melton, who played eight of...
View ArticleJoel Flaum, longtime federal judge in Chicago, dies at 88
Joel Flaum spent almost 50 years on the federal bench in Chicago, including six years as the chief judge on Chicago’s U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Flaum built a reputation for judicial...
View ArticlePolice believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO left NYC on a bus...
NEW YORK — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said...
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Howard Krane, leader at Kirkland & Ellis and the University of Chicago, dies
Howard Krane helped expand the offerings and guide the Chicago-based law firm of Kirkland & Ellis as it grew into a global powerhouse, and also served for seven years as chair of the University of...
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Barbara O’Rahilly, oversaw growth of Carol Stream Park District, dies
As the Carol Stream Park District’s executive director from 1980 to 1995, Barbara O’Rahilly worked to increase recreational offerings to keep up with the west suburb’s rapid growth. A Carol Stream...
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Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins remembered as friend and mentor who was...
Detective Allan Reddins was a rising star in the Oak Park Police Department. The man who close friends called Bear had become a detective after only three years as a patrol officer and was a highly...
View ArticleDavid Perry, UIC professor and expert in urban planning issues, dies
David Perry headed the University of Illinois Chicago’s Great Cities Institute for 12 years and was considered an expert on issues including urban and regional economic development, race, politics and...
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Fred Lorenzen, ‘the Elmhurst Express’ and NASCAR Hall of Famer, dies just shy...
Elmhurst native Fred Lorenzen got his start in auto racing as an 18-year old, racing stock cars at Soldier Field in Chicago in the early 1950s. Success there eventually led to racing stardom in a...
View ArticleRichard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies...
Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American...
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