Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating...
View ArticleJohn Wiltgen, prolific designer who wrote of living with diabetes, dies at 65
John Robert Wiltgen was a high-profile interior designer in Chicago whose firm worked with both individual clients and developers. “He could envision a design onsite, translate it to his team to draw...
View ArticleBobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86
Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North...
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Ella Jenkins, ‘First Lady of Children’s Music,’ dies at 100
Ella Jenkins, a prolific and internationally recognized singer, songwriter and performer, used folk music sing-alongs to teach youngsters about other cultures, in the process becoming known as the...
View ArticleQuincy Jones’ cause of death revealed to be pancreatic cancer, report says
LOS ANGELES — Music legend Quincy Jones died earlier this month reportedly from pancreatic cancer. The 28-time Grammy Award winner’s cause of death was listed as the aggressive form of cancer,...
View ArticleShel Talmy, Chicago native who produced hits by The Who and The Kinks, dead...
NEW YORK — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who’s “My Generation” and The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me,” helped oversee hits by...
View ArticleDana Starks, former police commander who served as interim superintendent,...
Longtime Chicago police Officer and Cmdr. Dana Starks was the department’s first deputy superintendent — its No. 2 leader — for four years before leading the department as interim superintendent from...
View ArticleHerlda Senhouse, the second-oldest U.S. resident, dies at age 113
WELLESLEY, Mass. — Herlda Senhouse, who founded a jazz dance group to raise money for Black students in the 1950s and lived to become the second-oldest person in the United States, has died at age 113....
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Former Chicago Bulls All-Star Bob Love — ‘one of the original Bulls great’—...
Bob Love was one of the first names to become synonymous with greatness and the Chicago Bulls. A three-time All-Star who spent nine of his 11 seasons in the NBA playing for Chicago, Love was the second...
View ArticleArthur Frommer, whose ‘Europe on 5 Dollars a Day’ guidebooks revolutionized...
NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died...
View ArticleKris Vire, longtime Chicago arts journalist, has died at 47
Kris Vire, a proud Arkansan who spent much of his life writing about the theater in Chicago, died Monday at the age of 47. His death was announced Tuesday by his partner, Joe Torres, who said he had...
View ArticleFrank Calabrese, one of Chicago horse racing’s all-time greats and printing...
“The first bet I ever made was at a bookie joint when I was 11 or 12,” Frank Calabrese once told the Tribune. “I bet 50 cents and got $36 back and I was hooked.” Calabrese went on to become one of...
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Barbara Taylor Bowman, leader in early childhood education efforts, dies at 96
Barbara Taylor Bowman, a nationally recognized leader in early childhood education, devoted her life to improving how youngsters are taught through Chicago’s Erikson Institute, which offers training to...
View ArticleChuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and...
NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the...
View ArticleFred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies...
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94. Harris’ wife, Margaret...
View ArticleBarbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for ‘A Woman of...
NEW YORK — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of...
View ArticleRobert Yohanan, who started community bank in Evanston, dies at 84
Robert Yohanan was an executive at the First National Bank of Chicago and Lake Shore National Bank before teaming up with two colleagues to co-found First Bank & Trust of Evanston and its parent...
View ArticleJohn McKnight, Northwestern professor and community organizer, dies
John L. McKnight, a professor of speech and urban affairs at Northwestern University, was an expert on community organizing and a keen researcher whose work focused on helping neighborhoods understand...
View ArticleLou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John’s for 24 seasons, dies at 99
NEW YORK — In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s...
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Frank Nitikman, attorney and Lyric Opera supernumerary, dies at 84
Attorney Frank Nitikman had a keen interest in the arts and culture and for 17 years was a supernumerary, or extra, in performances at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Nitkman, an estate planning expert...
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