Dan Rostenkowski was always known simply as "Mr. Chairman," even years after his spectacular rise from Northwest Side ward boss to one of the nation's most powerful political leaders ended...
Jack Jaffe built a successful career in the car repair business while pursuing his interest in photography. Through the years, Mr. Jaffe's camera recorded the civil rights movement, Maxwell Street...
Gino P. Lucchetti published his first letter to the editor because of a challenge between him and his nephew. The contest was over who could get a letter published in...
Jon Daye explored political and civic issues on Chicago television and radio over several decades, and once even ran for office himself. The originator of a long-running awards program for...
Terrance Sawyer, a musician and coach known for his role in developing his son, Imari, a high school basketball standout who played at DePaul University, died Sunday, July 11, said...
William C. Folak found happiness in simple things. Walking behind his Labrador retrievers as they worked a field in search of pheasant. Fixing up a pot of chili for his...
Once a commanding courtroom presence, Barry McNamara saw his years in corporate law cut short by the insidious toll of multiple sclerosis. But MS didn't end Mr. McNamara's legal career....
Albert Gaskin came up from the South and washed dishes at an Evanston restaurant before finding his niche in real estate, a business with a history of being unfair to...
A leading cardiologist as both a researcher and bedside physician, Dr. Morton Arnsdorf was at the forefront of efforts to understand how communication between cells controls the heartbeat. Associate vice...
The persistent flooding that plagued Alsip in the 1960s was one of the issues that prompted Arnold Andrews to run for trustee in the village just southwest of Chicago. He...