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...
Bert Getz Sr., family banking firm chairman who turned his Libertyville farm into Merit Club golf course, dies at 88
Getz, known as a savvy businessman, wanted to ensure that his Libertyville property would remain...
Porter McNeil, Illinois political consultant admired by those in both parties, dies at 65
Porter McNeil, 65, was a member of the Rock Island County Board who also had...
Aaron Jaffe, former Illinois lawmaker, judge and head of state gaming board, dies at 95
Aaron Jaffe represented the northern suburbs in the state House for 14 years before serving...
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and Sundance founder, dies at 89
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director and godfather for independent cinema as Sundance founder, has...
John Morris, architect who built Steppenwolf and many of Chicago’s theaters, dies at 77
His Morris Architects Planners designed many of the area's most noted theaters, and he started...
Former two-term Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through much of the 1990s, dies at 79
Arguably one of Illinois' most-popular governors, Jim Edgar, 79, led with a low-key persona a...
Ricky Hatton, former world boxing champion, found dead at his home in England at age 46
Ricky Hatton, the former world boxing champion who rose to become one of the most...
Bruce DuMont, host of ‘Beyond the Beltway’ and founder of Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications, dies at 81
He was in radio and television his whole life, but it was the political-junkie show...
Charlie Kirk, conservative activist from suburban Chicago, assassinated at Utah college event; shooter still at large
Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was...
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk dead at 31 after campus shooting
Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster and...