Robert Yohanan, a banker with two large Chicago banks who co-founded a community bank in Evanston, has died.
Robert Yohanan, who started community bank in Evanston, dies at 84
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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.
Former Chicago Bulls All-Star Bob Love dies at 81
Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love died Monday at age 81, the team announced, following “a long battle with cancer.”
Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest U.S. resident, dies at age 113
Herlda Senhouse, who founded a jazz dance group to raise money for Black students in the 1950s and lived to become the second-oldest person in the United States, has died at age 113.
Dana Starks, former police commander who served as interim superintendent, dies at 74
Longtime Chicago police Officer and Cmdr. Dana Starks was the department’s first deputy superintendent — its No. 2 leader — for four years before leading the department as interim superintendent from 2007 until 2008. Starks, 74, died Oct. 14, according to a statement from the Police Department. Born in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, Starks […]
Shel Talmy, Chicago native who produced hits by The Who and The Kinks, dead at 87
Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who’s “My Generation” and The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me,” has died. He was 87.