Robert Follett, chairman of family’s Chicago-based bookselling company, dies at 97
During the 1960s, Follett edited and published the first textbooks with racially integrated illustrations and eventually wrote 10 books of his own.
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Chicago Blackhawks left wing Andre Burakovsky pays $4.25M for Lincoln Park home
A Swedish native, Burakovsky is under contract with the team through 2027.
River Forest mansion once owned by reputed Chicago Outfit boss Anthony Accardo listed for $5M
If the mansion sells for anywhere near its asking price, it would be a record for River Forest.
WFLD-Ch. 32 meteorologist Mike Caplan lists Gurnee home for $695,000
Caplan and his wife purchased the home, which is located in the Bittersweet Woods neighborhood, in 2020.
Raymond Lee, businessman and civic leader who helped create Chinatown museum and Ping Tom Memorial Park, dies at 90
Lee founded a large Asian foods distribution business and served on the city's Board of Education and the Chicago Park District board.
Retired White Sox outfielder Dan Pasqua sells Orland Park home for $775,000
In Orland Park, Pasqua and his wife paid $550,000 in 2011 for the Orland Park house, which is in the Swallow Ridge neighborhood.
Tech entrepreneur Michael Ferro and his wife plan nearly $3M renovation of Gold Coast penthouse
The couple purchased the penthouse last year for $7.7 million.
Bernard Joseph Ford, former CTA executive director, dies at 89
Bernard Ford was a longtime transit executive who led the Chicago Transit Authority as its executive director from 1982 until 1985, and again from 1989 until 1990.
Doug Long, DePaul University professor and freshman program director, dies at 62
The educator and director who worked with many theater companies was known for his eye for casting and was "a human spotlight for the good in others."
William F. Anderson, Tribune Washington correspondent, columnist and editor, dies at 98
Anderson managed a reporter who won a Pulitzer in 1971 and was known to give assignments to women, who were underrepresented in the newsroom.