Phyllis Goldblatt, education professor at Northeastern Illinois University, dies
Phyllis Goldblatt was a professor of education foundations at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago for 35 years who studied models of teaching from as far away as China to bolster her work in...
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Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, dead by apparent suicide
Aubrey Plaza’s husband, screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, was found dead Friday of an apparent suicide at the age of 47. An assistant made the grisly discovery at a Los Angeles-area home, to which...
View ArticleNagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93
TOKYO — Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a...
View ArticlePeter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
LOS ANGELES — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in...
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Shawn Collins, attorney who took on corporations in environmental cases, dies...
Shawn Collins was an experienced litigator who devoted the latter part of his career to taking on corporations in cases involving environmental law, a field in which he became nationally known. “He...
View ArticleJean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against...
PARIS — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and...
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Notable celebrity and newsmaker deaths of 2025
Take a look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who have died so far in 2025. These prominent people have made an impact in their fields of sports, public service and the arts. Related: Notable...
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Leo Segedin, artist whose magic realism often depicted his West Side youth,...
Evanston artist Leo Segedin infused his vivid and colorful, figurative paintings with gritty looks at cityscapes featuring at-times exaggerated personages. Segedin taught art for 32 years at...
View ArticleAnita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights,...
NEW YORK — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Bryant died Dec....
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Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national...
BOULDER, Colo. — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84. McCartney died Friday night “after a courageous journey with dementia,”...
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José ‘Cha-Cha’ Jiménez, founder of political group formed from Lincoln Park...
In 1968, José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez enrolled in a course to earn a high school diploma to fulfill a judge’s requirement after a 60-day stint in Cook County Jail on drug charges. The teacher took the class...
View ArticleSam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of...
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’ ” has...
View ArticleRetired priest the Rev. James Flynn dies; visitation scheduled in New Lenox
Visitation for a retired priest of the Chicago Archdiocese who died last week will take place at Kurtz Memorial Chapel on Friday, according to the archdiocese. The Rev. James E. Flynn, of Chicago,...
View ArticleAdam Jahns, who oversaw expansion of Cragin Federal Bank, dies at 96
Adam Jahns was CEO of Chicago’s Cragin Federal Bank for more than 20 years as the company expanded its local footprint to 27 branches and more than 650 employees before being sold to Dutch banking...
View ArticleDavid Grainger, who expanded industrial distribution firm started by his...
David W. Grainger, who for almost 30 years was the chairman and CEO of Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger, Inc., the industrial distribution company started by his father, helped the company grow to more...
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‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, dies at 90
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as “Mr. Baseball” and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90. The...
View ArticleDavid Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’...
LOS ANGELES — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days...
View ArticleTony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier,...
LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.’s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was...
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Notable celebrity and newsmaker deaths of 2025
Take a look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who have died so far in 2025. These prominent people have made an impact in their fields of sports, public service and the arts. Related: Notable...
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Former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo ‘Sam’ Ciambrone dies at 95, was mayor...
Former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone, who died Thursday at age 95, was remembered as someone who “reflected the soul of the city.” The longtime attorney and former official with the...
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