Highland Queen Drive-in co-owner dies at 87
Moms with young children in tow, Little Leaguers fresh off a baseball win, as well as ice cream lovers of all ages craving a scoop, sundae or shake have been...
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Lorraine Pahlke, driving force behind Barrington bus company, dies at 92
Not long after her husband purchased a couple of school buses in the early 1950s, Lorraine Pahlke joined him in the couple's transportation business and began driving students to and...
Longtime Rich Central history teacher Thomas DePasquale dies at 80
For well over two decades, Tom DePasquale taught history at Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, where former students say he often took on the role of surrogate father....
Albert Sauser, TV news engineer, dies at 95
During his career with CBS at WBBM-Ch. 2, Albert Sauser played an important role in historic telecasts including the Kennedy-Nixon debates, the funerals of President John F. Kennedy and his...
Gail Myers, foster mom and teacher, dies at 75
During the 1960s and '70s, Gail Myers served as a foster parent to more than 30 children, ranging in age from just a few months old to 18. She and...
Bob Rolder, Berwyn tavern owner, dies at 90
Bob Rolder ran a neighborhood tavern in Berwyn for more than three decades, greeting customers by name as they walked through the door of the Friendly Tap along a stretch...
Tom Yore, high school history teacher and coach, dies at 79
Tom Yore brought history alive to thousands of Chicago-area high school students with his knowledge, wit and skills as a storyteller. The longtime Lake Forest resident could reel in even...
George Kline, owner of Chicago Heights department store, dies at 91
George Kline took over management of Kline's Department Store, a downtown fixture in south suburban Chicago Heights, after his uncle Abe, a co-founder of the store, stepped down in the...
Ken Larsen, ran Waukegan marine operation, dies at 78
Ken Larsen grew up working in his family's boatyard at Waukegan Harbor, where as a teenager he and his brother would hop aboard a tugboat and guide big ships in...
Dr. Alfred Rosenbloom, esteemed optometrist, dies at 94
Dr. Alfred A. Rosenbloom, an internationally respected optometrist and pioneer in low-vision rehabilitation, help found the Low Vision Clinic at The Chicago Lighthouse in 1954. There, he and his wife...