Thomas Philipsborn, mainstay of mortage banking in Chicago, dies
Thomas D. Philipsborn was a mainstay in Chicago’s mortgage banking community, for many years running The Philipsborn Co., which was founded by his father. “He loved everything about the industry,” said...
View ArticleMarian Robinson, Chicago native and mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
WASHINGTON — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86. Mrs....
View ArticleLarry Allen, a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, dies...
DALLAS — Larry Allen, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL during a 12-year career spent mostly with the Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 52. Allen died unexpectedly on Sunday while on...
View ArticleEd Posh, ambassador for golf as longtime pro at Village Links, dies
Edward Posh was an ambassador for golf as the resident pro at Glen Ellyn’s municipal-owned Village Links for almost 30 years. When Posh retired in 1995, a scholarship fund was created in his name that...
View ArticleFormer Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in Washington plane crash at 90
SEATTLE — Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when...
View ArticleBody of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
ATHENS — The body of missing British TV presenter and author Dr. Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search, his family said. Mosley, who went missing on the...
View ArticleMarquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome
Marquette University President Michael Lovell died Sunday in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 57. University officials said in a news release posted on X, the social medial platform...
View ArticleThe Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
LOS ANGELES — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has...
View ArticleU.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, the Joliet native who served in the Illinois legislature before being nominated to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan, died Tuesday evening at the age...
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Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and inspiration for the NBA logo,...
Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday...
View ArticleMike Downey, decorated sports writer and former Chicago Tribune columnist,...
Mike Downey, a longtime sports writer who wrote the Chicago Tribune’s “In the Wake of the News” column from 2003 to 2008, died Wednesday in California at age 72. Downey suffered a heart attack,...
View ArticleAnouk Aimée, the radiant French star of ‘A Man and a Woman’ and ‘La Dolce...
PARIS — Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star and dark-eyed beauty of classic films including Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and Claude Lelouch’s “A Man and a Woman,” has died. She was 92. Aimée’s...
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Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family...
View ArticleDonald Sutherland, star of ‘MASH,’ ‘Klute’ and ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, the tall, lean and long-faced Canadian actor who became a countercultural icon with such films as “The Dirty Dozen,” “MASH,” “Klute” and “Don’t Look Now,” and who subsequently...
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In appreciation: Donald Sutherland’s enigma variations, in 5 roles
Name a comparable actor, or someone whose qualities remind you of Donald Sutherland. Anyone? Difficult, no? I doubt there is one, certainly not with the same lucky combination of physical traits and...
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Ann Lurie, one of Chicago’s most prolific philanthropists, dies at 79
Imbued with the spirit of doing good while growing up as the only child of a single mother in Florida, Ann Lurie would, in a most energetic and self-effacing fashion, become one of the most prolific...
View ArticleBill Cobbs, the prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90
NEW YORK — Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died. He was 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire,...
View ArticleGloria Jean Kvetko, who expanded a chain of coffee shops across the country,...
Starting with a small gourmet coffee shop in Long Grove that she and her then-husband bought as a hobby — and with no expectation of making money — Gloria Jean Kvetko went on to expand the chain first...
View ArticleChicago native Martin Mull, comedic actor known for ‘Clue’ and ‘Arrested...
LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has...
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George Andrews, a pioneering superagent in the NBA and an Elmhurst native,...
When George Andrews was attending Elmhurst’s York High School in the late 1960s, he told his brother, Paul, that he wanted to become a lawyer, a sports lawyer. He had seen the way athletes were treated...
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