Hilary Decent, who wrote for the Naperville Sun as both a reporter and a columnist on and off for more than 15 years, died early Tuesday after a short battle with cancer. She was 67.
Babette Joseph, a volunteer and employee at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Illinois office, has died
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media.
Jan Petry was a longtime art director at the Leo Burnett advertising agency who was an enthusiastic champion of outsider art and served for three decades on the board of Chicago-based Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, including as board chair. Petry also was an accomplished artist and sculptor herself, specializing in woodworking. […]
Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96.
Chicago lawyer David Truitt, who helped co-found Olive-Harvey College and used his passion for boating to help charity, has died at age 90.
Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91.
Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63.
It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with African American civil rights leaders, clergy and grassroots activists since his indictment last week on federal bribery charges.
Frank Fritz, who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell on the reality show “American Pickers,” has died.