Joel Zemans, real estate developer and Mid Town Bank CEO who helped struggling groups secure loans, dies at 84
The South Side native and community banker was also a two-time men’s basketball All-American at the University of Chicago.
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William J. Bauer, ‘sage’ Chicago-based 7th Circuit judge and US attorney, dies at 99
Colleagues said Bauer transformed the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, minimizing the impact of politics on hiring and prosecutions.
Former Goo Goo Dolls drummer Mike Malinin purchased $1.5M home in Winnetka
Mike Malinin, who was the drummer for the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls for almost two decades, earlier this year paid $1.54 million for a Winnetka home.
Ralph Heatherington, longtime principal who helped ease tensions between Wheaton high schools, dies at 79
He was principal at Wheaton North High School for 9 years and helped mend frayed relations between Wheaton’s two high schools.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle buys $1M Kenwood home
Preckwinkle long has been a denizen of the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood, and has owned and lived in various condominium units there.
Sister JoAnn Persch, a nun once arrested during her years of service to immigrants, dies at 91
She and Sister Pat Murphy's years of service together included helping push through legal reforms in 2008 that allow religious workers access to meet with detained migrants.
David Paul Jones, Skokie’s first Black homeowner who became a village official, dies at 93
Jones and his wife faced vandalism, arson and other crimes at their Skokie house, which they bought in 1961 with the help of a white couple.
Joe ‘JoBo’ Colborn of the high-octane ‘Eddie & JoBo’ morning radio show dies at 70
Joseph “JoBo” Colborn, who was one-half of the high-decibel “Eddie & JoBo” morning show, died on Monday. He was 70.
Winnetka mansion on Lake Michigan sells for $34.5M, a Chicago-area sales record
The transaction sets a new record for the Chicago area, eclipsing the $31.25 million sale in August of retired investment banker Muneer Satter’s lakefront mansion.
Former Chicago Bulls player Zach LaVine sells Chicago condo for $6.4M
Former Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, who played for the team for parts of eight seasons, on Friday took a loss on his three-bedroom, 4,500-square-foot condominium on the 28th floor...