Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86
Nobody embodied Bears football more than Mike Ditka, who became the face of the franchise...
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Mike Ditka through the years: From humble beginnings in Pennsylvania to legendary football career in Chicago
Here's a look back at Mike Ditka's extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings in Pennsylvania...
David E. Collins, chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Products during the Tylenol murders, dies
David E. Collins was the chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Products unit, the...
James ‘Bau’ Graves, former executive director of the Old Town School of Folk Music, dies at 73
James “Bau” Graves was the executive director of Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music...
George Knue, who rose from Tribune suburban sports editor to digital leader, dies at 74
George Knue spent his entire career with the Tribune, starting in suburban high school sports...
Kevin Mackey, who coached Cleveland State to a historic upset of Indiana before drug issues, dies at 80
In 1986, Kevin Mackey's 14th-seeded Cleveland State team beat No. 3 seed Indiana 83-79 in...
Michael Ray Richardson, a 4-time All-Star guard who was banned from the NBA for drug use, dies at 70
In eight NBA seasons, Michael Ray Richardson led the league in steals three times and...
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who coached the most games in NBA history, dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens was one of the finest point guards of his era and later brought...
Jeffrey Tobolski, ex-McCook mayor convicted in corruption case, dies months before prison term was to begin
The Democratic mayor and Cook County Board member had admitted to accepting more than $250,000...
Paul Tagliabue, commissioner who ran the NFL in an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84
Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17...
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light...
Stormy Bidwill, former Sportsman’s Park president and co-owner of NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 97
Starting in the 1960s and continuing through the mid-1990s, Stormy Bidwill’s profile as an influential...
Jonathan Lear, a noted U. of C. philosophy professor, has died at 76
Jonathan Lear was a longtime University of Chicago philosophy professor and psychoanalyst whose areas of...