Ron Paul, who co-founded the consulting firm Technomic and was a widely recognized expert on food industry trends, has died.
Ron Paul, food industry expert, dies at 90
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Frank Nitikman, attorney and Lyric Opera supernumerary, dies at 84
Frank Nitikman, an attorney who for 17 years was a supernumerary with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, has died.
Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John’s for 24 seasons, dies at 99
Lou Carnesecca, the excitable St. John’s mens basketball coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run in 1985, died at 99 on Saturday, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
John McKnight, Northwestern professor and community organizer, dies
John L. McKnight, a professor of speech and urban affairs at Northwestern University, and an expert on community organizing, has died.
Robert Yohanan, who started community bank in Evanston, dies at 84
Robert Yohanan, a banker with two large Chicago banks who co-founded a community bank in Evanston, has died.
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for ‘A Woman of Substance,’ is dead at 91
Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.
Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94.
Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83
Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83.
Frank Calabrese, one of Chicago horse racing’s all-time greats and printing shop founder, dies at 96
Frank Calabrese was one of Chicago racing’s all-time greats, a thoroughbred owner who tied for the lead in winners at Arlington International Racecourse in 2000. His 74 triumphs in 2007 set a track record.
Arthur Frommer, whose ‘Europe on 5 Dollars a Day’ guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel, is dead at 95
Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95.