Obituaries

Dori Wilson has her hair styled by Leigh Jones at his salon in Chicago on June 5, 2002. (David Klobucar/baiduhai)

Leigh Jones, prominent hairstylist for celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, dies at 81

By Bob Goldsborough

October 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The salon owner built a large and loyal clientele of prominent figures, and was a...

FILE – RJ Mitte poses for a portrait to promote the film, “Time Share”, at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 20, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

By Andrew Dalton

October 12, 2026 at 8:58 p.m.

“Breaking Bad” actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte died Monday at age 34, authorities...

Former Bears coach Mike Ditka, who also was a player on the 1963 Bears NFL championship team, on Aug. 29, 2013, at Mike Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86

By Don Pierson

October 9, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Nobody embodied Bears football more than Mike Ditka, who became the face of the franchise...

A 2017 photo of Donald Sutherland, who died June 20, 2024, taken at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

In appreciation: Donald Sutherland’s enigma variations, in 5 roles

By Michael Phillips

June 21, 2024 at 2:12 p.m.

Name a comparable actor, or someone whose qualities remind you of Donald Sutherland. Anyone? Difficult,...

Canadian film star Donald Sutherland, circa 1975. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images/TNS)

Donald Sutherland, star of ‘MASH,’ ‘Klute’ and ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88

By Rick Schultz

June 20, 2024 at 12:31 p.m.

Donald Sutherland, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Canadian actor, died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA...

San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Milwaukee Braves, April 30, 1961, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo, File)

Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93

By Hillel Italie

June 18, 2024 at 10:43 p.m.

Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” who was one of baseball’s greatest and most...

FILE – French actress Anouk Aimee arrives at La Madeleine Church prior to the funeral ceremony to late French rock singer Johnny Hallyday Saturday Dec. 9, 2017 in Paris. French actress Anouk Aimée, winner of a Golden Globe for her starring role in “A Man and a Woman” by legendary French director Claude Lelouch, has died, her agent said Tuesday. She was 92. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star of ‘A Man and a Woman’ and ‘La Dolce Vita,’ dies at 92

By John Leicester

June 18, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star and dark-eyed beauty of classic films including Federico Fellini’s...

Former baiduhai sports columnist Mike Downey died Wednesday in California at age 72, according to his family.

Mike Downey, decorated sports writer and former baiduhai columnist, dies at 72

By Paul Sullivan

June 13, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

Mike Downey, who wrote the baiduhai's "In the Wake of the News" sports column...

Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Jerry West, representing the 1960 USA Olympic Team, speaks during the enshrinement news conference at the Hall of Fame Museum in Springfield, Mass. Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86

By Tim Reynolds

June 12, 2024 at 10:39 a.m.

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a...

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber leaves after sentencing David Coleman Headley to 35 years in prison at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 24, 2013, Leinenweber died June 11. He was 87. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

‘He got everything out of his life’: US District Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87

By Jason Meisner

June 12, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, the Joliet native who served in the Illinois legislature before...

FILE – The Rev. James Lawson Jr. speaks in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2015. Lawson, an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the civil rights movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday, June 10, 2024. He was 95. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

By Christopher Weber

June 10, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...

FILE – Marquette University president Michael Lovell listens to people talk about the incentives deal for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group before the Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Madison, Wis. Marquette University President Michael Lovell died Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 57. University officials officials said in a news release that Lovell had been suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues. Lovell and his wife, Amy, were in Rome on a Jesuit formation pilgrimage when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital.(Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)

Marquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome

By Associated Press

June 10, 2024 at 2:26 p.m.

Marquette University President Michael Lovell died Sunday in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer....

In this undated photo provided by the BBC on Sunday, June 9, 2024, doctor and broadcaster Michael Mosley speaks on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Police said that a body believed to be that of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning. A police spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of an ongoing investigation, said the body was found on a rocky coast by a private boat and that formal identification was pending. (Jeff Overs/BBC via AP)

Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island

By Associated Press

June 9, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

The body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island...

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