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...
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, beloved nun who inspired Loyola’s NCAA Tournament runs, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola men's basketball team who became...
Bernard Joseph Ford, former CTA executive director, dies at 89
Bernard Ford was a longtime transit executive who led the Chicago Transit Authority as its...
Doug Long, DePaul University professor and freshman program director, dies at 62
The educator and director who worked with many theater companies was known for his eye...
Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died
Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long...
William F. Anderson, Tribune Washington correspondent, columnist and editor, dies at 98
Anderson managed a reporter who won a Pulitzer in 1971 and was known to give...
Kane County Board member, former North Aurora Village President Dale Berman dies at 91
Berman served as village president of North Aurora until 2021, when he joined the Kane...
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy,...
Lisa Schneider Fabes, longtime adviser to 2 Chicago mayors and founder of several nonprofits, dies at age 60
The longtime public servant from Wilmette was known for her "ability to pull everybody together...
Lawrence Moten, Syracuse basketball’s all-time scoring leader, dies at 53
Known as “Poetry in Moten,” Lawrence Moten scored 2,334 points over four seasons at Syracuse...
Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95
Sara Jane Moore, who spent more than 30 years in prison for trying to shoot...