Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday.
Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major-league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with the Baltimore Orioles, has died. He was 88.
Jerry “The Iceman” Butler, a Chicago singer who co-founded the popular vocal R&B group the Impressions and later served 32 years as a Cook County Board member, has died at the age of 85.
Peter Bensinger, past head of the Illinois Department of Corrections and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has died.
9-year-old Adalind Akiko Grande, Homer Glen’s honorary mayor, died Feb. 14 after a long battle with cancer. Her funeral is Sunday.
Nancy Brussat, who brought Italian specialties to he North Shore at her Convito Cafe, has died
Richard “Itch” Jones coached 15 seasons at Illinois after 21 years at Southern Illinois, compiling a career record of 1,240-752-6.
Kay Smith, whose watercolors depicted key sites from American history, dies at 101.
Fran Sullivan, an Oak Park activist on several fronts and member of the upstart 1972 Illinois Democratic Convention delegation, dies.
Sarah Meisels, who oversaw the expansion of the Wheaton Public Library during her many years as director, has died.