Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70
Daniel "Dan" Patrick Brown, a professor at Northwestern University, entrepreneur and inventor, unexpectedly died the...
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Isaac Daniel, Greek-born Northwestern prof considered ‘father of composite materials,’ dies at 92
Born in Greece, Daniel survived the Holocaust and eventually moved to Chicago before writing a...
Hall of Famer Bob Pettit, the NBA’s 1st MVP and an imposing force for the St. Louis Hawks, dies at 93
Bob Pettit was a two-time NBA MVP and was MVP of the All-Star Game four...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and Chicago-based presidential candidate, dies at 84
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has...
Bill Donovan, father of Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan and a star at Boston College, dies at 85
Bill Donovan captained the Boston College basketball team and graduated in 1962 as the No....
Robert Duvall, star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ dies at 95
Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for "Tender Mercies" and was nominated for his roles in...
Josephine Louis, owner of British-themed gift store and a Northwestern University benefactor, dies at 95
The Northwestern alum discovered and bought the shop Eximious while living in London as the...
‘Harold and Maude’ star Bud Cort dies at 77
Bud Cort, who personified the role of Harold in the 1971 Hal Ashby classic "Harold...
James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died at 48
James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new...
Patrick ‘PJ’ Henning, who led school bands throughout south suburbs, died at 77
Patrick "PJ' Hennings and his father, Leo, led bands including at Queen of Peace, St....
James ‘Boz’ O’Brien, owner of the Reilly’s Daughter tavern in Oak Lawn, dies at 75
His was a family-friendly place and you could walk in on any night and run...
Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause.
Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause.
Donald York, University of Chicago astronomer who co-founded the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, dies at 81
York was the first researcher to find an isotope of hydrogen known as deuterium, which...