Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.
Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but whose protean gifts and elusive personality also made him a high-profile supporting player, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 65.
Craig Podolski, middle school English teacher and coach in Buffalo Grove who developed an annual service day for students, died at 45.
Though at times overshadowed by his famous brother Von Freeman, he collaborated with the biggest names in jazz and also released his own celebrated albums. Born on the South Side, he always called Chicago home.
Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90.
Julie Woestehoff the longtime executive director of Chicago-based Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE), has died.
John Swanson, the superintendent of Oak Park and River Forest High School Dist. 200 from 1974 until 1987, has died.
George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion, died Friday night. He was 76.
Helen M. Minnis was East Hazel Crest’s village clerk for 40 years, and a village employee for more than half the town’s existence.
Eugene Propes, a principal at junior high and high schools in Crete and Wheaton, has died.