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...
Dave Parker dies at 74 — a month before the hard-hitting outfielder’s Hall of Fame induction
Nicknamed “The Cobra,” Dave Parker was the NL MVP in 1978, won a World Series...
Flora Johnson, a prolific Chicago journalist remembered as ‘bohemian’ and ‘eccentric’, dies at 76
Flora Johnson, a prolific former Chicago journalist who wrote for Tribune, Sun-Times among others, has...
Carolyn McCarthy, former US representative and longtime gun control advocate, dies at 81
Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died. She...
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored...
Man known as ‘Starved Rock Killer,’ who long fought for his freedom, dies of cancer
Despite his long claims of innocence, Chester Weger lived six decades in prison after confessing...
Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a...
Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81
Mick Ralphs, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the classic British rock bands...
Sister Rosemary Connelly, Misericordia head, helped bring dignity to special needs community
Sister Rosemary Connelly, the longtime head of Misericordia Heart of Mercy, who helped bring dignity...
Alexander Polikoff, public-interest lawyer behind landmark CHA segregation case, dies
Alexander Polikoff, a public interest lawyer behind a landmark CHA segregation case that remade public...
Food Network star Anne Burrell dead at 55
Anne Burrell, the Food Network star best known for hosting the channel’s hit show “Worst...