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...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Malcolm-Jamal Warner the actor who played teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has...
D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102
D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and...
Frederick Ford, real estate executive and first Black Union League Club president, dies at 98
Frederick Ford, an executive with Draper & Kramer who was the first Black president of...
Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dead at 87
Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty...
Harry Teinowitz, sports talk radio host who co-wrote play on sobriety after DUI arrest, dies at 64
Harry Teinowitz, who hosted a number of sports talk radio shows and later wrote a...
Chicago Heights native Lynn Hamilton, who had roles in ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘227,’ dies at 95
Lynn Hamilton, a Chicago Heights native who had recurring roles in several late-20th century sitcoms,...
Jan Kay, stalwart west suburban volunteer, dies
Jan Kay, who led Wheaton's League of Women Voters chapter and focused other volunteer efforts...
Michael Rabiger, taught documentary filmmaking at Columbia and wrote seminal textbook, dies
Michael Rabiger, who taught documentary filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago and was the author of...
Former manager Lee Elia, whose rant against Chicago Cubs fans became part of team lore, dies at 87
Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of...
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to...