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Gene Barge, renowned sax man and producer known as ‘Daddy G,’ dies at 98
NEW YORK — Gene “Daddy G” Barge, an admired and durable saxophone player, songwriter and producer who worked on hits by Natalie Cole, oversaw recordings by Muddy Waters, performed with the Rolling...
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Sheila Murphy: Cook County’s first female presiding judge, champion for...
Sheila Murphy lived life on the side of the underdog. Her son, Deacon Patrick Murphy-Racey, recalls a conversation he had with her shortly after she acquired her first cellphone. “I could hear all this...
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Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and George Halas’...
Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday, the team announced. She was 102. “While we are sad, we are comforted knowing...
View ArticleLewis Morgan Porter Jr., who helped guide scholarship program for children of...
Attorney Lewis Morgan Porter Jr. was a former Marine who for more than two decades did pro bono legal work for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, a national organization that awards $10 million...
View ArticleThe Rev. John Buchanan, longtime leader of prominent Near North Side...
The Rev. John Buchanan was the leader of Fourth Presbyterian Church on the Near North Side — one of Chicago’s most prominent congregations and the second-largest Presbyterian church in the U.S. — for...
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Dick Jauron, who led Chicago Bears to 13-win season in 2001, dies: ‘He didn’t...
The odds looked as if they were stacked against Dick Jauron and the Chicago Bears in 2001. He was entering his third season after winning a total of 11 games in his first two years, and the franchise...
View ArticleDaniel Levin, developer of notable properties including Presidential Towers,...
Daniel Levin had a keen eye for underappreciated property in Chicago and in 50 years as a real estate developer forged new ground in making sometimes-gutsy calls to build large projects in areas of the...
View ArticleSarah Meisels, who oversaw growth of Wheaton Public Library, dies at 88
Sarah Meisels was director of the Wheaton Public Library for 35 years, overseeing several expansions and renovations as the western suburb grew. “She dedicated herself to the Wheaton Public Library and...
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Fran Sullivan, Oak Park activist and member of insurgent 1972 Democratic...
Fran Sullivan was a community activist in Oak Park who served on Triton College’s board in the 1970s and made history when she and a friend challenged a Democratic machine slate to become delegates to...
View ArticleKay Smith, painter of American historic sites, dies at 101
Kay Smith illustrated cookbooks and children’s books before gaining a reputation for her watercolor paintings of historic landmarks that led to what she called her “American Legacy” collection. Smith,...
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Richard ‘Itch’ Jones, who coached the Illinois and SIU baseball teams to more...
Longtime Illinois and Southern Illinois baseball coach Richard “Itch” Jones died Monday at age 87, the Illinois athletic department announced. Jones coached the Illini for 15 seasons after 21 years at...
View ArticleNancy Brussat, whose Convito Cafe brought Italian food specialties to Chicago...
Inspired by a love of Italian food and possessed with entrepreneurial moxie, Nancy Brussat ran Convito Cafe and Market in Wilmette for decades while also overseeing two locations in downtown Chicago....
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Mabel Landry Staton, Chicago native who was US team’s only female long jumper...
Mabel Landry Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died...
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Homer Glen’s 9-year-old ‘honorary mayor’ dies after long battle with cancer
Funeral services will be held Sunday for 9-year-old Adalind Akiko Grande, Homer Glen’s honorary mayor, who died Feb. 14 after a long battle with cancer. Adalind, who was affectionately known as Warrior...
View ArticlePeter Bensinger, scion of notable Chicago family who devoted his life to...
A scion of one of the most notable families in Chicago’s busy business history, Peter Bensinger was born into a world that could have provided him shelter from life’s storms. But he was drawn to less...
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Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, former Cook County commissioner and Rock & Roll Hall...
Jerry “The Iceman” Butler went from street-corner singing and belting out gospel songs in church to co-founding the popular vocal R&B group the Impressions, which was inducted into the Rock &...
View ArticleEddie Fisher, an All-Star reliever with the Chicago White Sox in 1965, dies...
ALTUS, Okla. — Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major-league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with the Baltimore Orioles, has died....
View ArticleRoberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
NEW YORK — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made...
View ArticleClint Hill, Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK’s car after the...
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after the president was shot, then was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by...
View ArticleAllen Sanderson, U. of C. economics professor who was skeptical of public...
Allen Sanderson was a University of Chicago economics professor who built a national reputation for his knowledge about sports economics and, in particular, his view that government-funded stadiums...
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