Glenn T. Johnson, 1917-2010
Judge Glenn T. Johnson, 93, former assistant attorney general of Illinois and the second African-American to serve on the Illinois Appellate Court, died of natural causes Tuesday, Nov. 30, in...
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Francesco Nardini, 1937-2010
Francesco Nardini, 73, the second-generation owner of the venerable Italian restaurant Club Lago, died Thursday, Nov. 18, in his Chicago home of complications from a struggle with cancer, his family...
Francesco Nardini, 1937-2010
Francesco Nardini, 73, the second-generation owner of the venerable Italian restaurant Club Lago, died Thursday, Nov. 18, in his Chicago home of complications from a struggle with cancer, his family...
Janina Monkute Marks, 1923-2010
After fleeing her Lithuanian homeland in World War II and then suffering as a refugee in Austria and Germany, Janina Monkute Marks came to Chicago and poured her soul into...
Lawrence N. Hansen, 1940-2010
In 1966, just three years after graduating from college, Lawrence N. Hansen was asked to lead the youth operation for Adlai Stevenson III's campaign for state treasurer. With his infectious...
Richard Ellis, 1918-2010
For 27 years, masterful ballet dancer Richard Ellis thrilled thousands who came to see his performance as Herr Drosselmeyer in "The Nutcracker." He often said that preparing for the role...
Eileen Deneen Yaseen, 1916-2010
Eileen Deneen Yaseen, a soubrette soprano who performed as Eileen Deneen, debuted at Lyric Opera of Chicago in the 1970 production of "Der Rosenkavalier." But she was best known for...
Isabel Esther Boyd Hemon, 2009-2010
Isabel Esther Boyd Hemon, the 1-year-old daughter of acclaimed author Aleksandar Hemon, died of complications for treatment of a brain tumor on Monday, Nov. 1, at Children's Memorial Hospital, according...
F. Morgan ‘Buzz’ Taylor, 1931-2010
In 1998, F. Morgan "Buzz" Taylor Jr., then president of the U.S. Golf Association, made a defiant comment that rocked the golf world. Concerned that new ball and club technology...
Gerald F. Fitzgerald, 1925-2010
With a mix of conservative values and financial ingenuity, Gerald F. Fitzgerald built Suburban Bancorp Inc. into a $1.3 billion empire of 13 community banks with 30 locations. As head...