Margaret Ramirez

Growing up in Chicago during the Depression, Irwin Robinson struggled financially and was unsure if he would be able to finish college. At 20, he was hospitalized for several weeks,...

Growing up in Chicago during the Depression, Irwin Robinson struggled financially and was unsure if he would be able to finish college. At 20, he was hospitalized for several weeks,...

James T. Ramey, 95, an attorney and nuclear expert who served as counsel for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Chicago office then rose to become perhaps the agency's most influential...

With his zeal for fishing and hunting, longtime legislator Joel D. Brunsvold was thrilled in 2003 when he was named director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "This appointment...

When a friend asked printing executive and philanthropist Martin Gapshis how he wanted to be remembered not long ago, he had a quick answer. "Martin said he wanted to be...

Robert H. Forney Jr., the founder and visionary leader of the Chicago-based Global FoodBanking Network who strengthened food banks worldwide in his crusade to end hunger, died Sunday, Aug. 29,...

For much of his 58-year career, downstate attorney Joseph R. Bartylak fought to provide high-quality legal services to the poor. Colleagues also knew the soft-spoken Mr. Bartylak for his compassion...

As a young girl, Dr. Josette M. Behrend-Harris fell in love with the piano and spent hours playing concertos on her beloved Brambach baby grand. She trained as a classical...

As a young girl, Dr. Josette M. Behrend-Harris fell in love with the piano and spent hours playing concertos on her beloved Brambach baby grand. She trained as a classical...

As a young girl, Dr. Josette M. Behrend-Harris fell in love with the piano and spent hours playing concertos on her beloved Brambach baby grand. She trained as a classical...