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...
President of Illinois Education Association, longtime Thornridge High School teacher Al Llorens, dies at 73
Albert "Al" Llorens, 73, president of the Illinois Education Association and a Thornridge teacher, died...
Michael R. Quinlan, former CEO of McDonald’s, dies at 80
the Oak Park native who rose from McDonald’s Corp.’s mailroom to become its third CEO,...
Paul Noland, a former judge and attorney who represented Tylenol amid 1982 cyanide poisonings, dies at 91
In the aftermath of the 1982 Tylenol poisonings, Paul Noland represented the drugmaker and coordinated...
Richard Schmaedeke, longtime funeral director in Orland Park, Worth
Richard Schmaedeke was a longtime funeral director whose family-run business handled arrangements out of Orland...
Claudia Cardinale, star of Federico Fellini’s ‘8½,’ dies at 87
Acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most celebrated European films...
Elgin store owner David White, founder of National Independent Retailers, dies at 87
Known for his civic-mindedness, business savvy and generosity, former Elgin store owner David White died...
Bruce Sagan, owner of the Hyde Park Herald and a National Medal of Arts winner, dies at 96
He owned the Hyde Park Herald and the Southtown Economist newspapers and was an arts...
Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent, who led the Philadelphia Flyers to 2 Stanley Cup titles, dies at 80
Bernie Parent anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers’ only two Stanley Cup championships in...
Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88
Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the...
Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ dies in plane crash
Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes “Jesus Take the...