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Alyce Marie-Therese Hamm, Chicago fashion designer, dies at 84

August 18, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

Alyce Marie-Therese Hamm, an award-winning Chicago fashion designer and founder of ALYCE Paris, crafted gowns, dresses and costumes worn by beauty queens, mayors' wives and Olympic athletes. Trained in Parisian...

Burton Ruby, who ran company that made Sansabelt slacks, dies at 95

August 18, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

Burton "Bud" Ruby learned his family's business at Jaymar-Ruby Inc., a Michigan City, Ind.-based clothing manufacturing company, from the ground up. He started as a kid sweeping floors, then learned...

Marilyn Alaimo, bond trader and longtime volunteer, dies at 83

August 18, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

When Marilyn Alaimo took a job with Northern Trust Co. in Chicago in 1954, it wasn't to answer phone calls. Mrs. Alaimo, a product of Harvard University's Harvard-Radcliffe Program in...

Greg Risberg, motivational speaker, dies at 67

August 18, 2019 at 6:32 p.m.

In delivering hundreds of motivational talks all over the country, Greg Risberg would often begin on a personal note, describing his own childhood and what it was liked being raised...

Michael Wynn, respected college and high school coach, dies at 67

May 12, 2019 at 8:26 p.m.

Michael Wynn, a star football player at Evanston Township High School during the mid-1960s, played defensive end at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the eighth round of...

Michael Wynn, respected college and high school coach, dies at 67

August 18, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

Michael Wynn, a star football player at Evanston Township High School during the mid-1960s, played defensive end at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the eighth round of...

Marguerite Phelps, who counseled drug and alcohol addicts, dies at 88

August 18, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

As a longtime Chicago-area drug and alcohol counselor, it wasn't unusual for Marguerite Phelps to get into her car in the middle of the night to help clients struggling with...

Dave Potash, longtime owner of Chicago food store, dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:28 p.m.

As the longtime co-owner of one of the most popular specialty food stores on the city's Near North Side, Dave Potash was a familiar face to his customers. Yet some...

Isadora Sherman, who worked with troubled teens, dies at 91

August 18, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

As the district administrator of the nonprofit Jewish Family and Community Service in Highland Park, Isadora Sherman was for many years a lifeline for scores of struggling teens and their...

Bill Johnson used love of horses to help people with disabilities

August 18, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

In retirement, Bill Johnson brought his love of horses to his role as board president of Newark, Ill.-based Equine Dreams, a nonprofit horseback riding program for children and adults with...

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