Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 89.
Warren Batts, the CEO for companies based in the north suburbs including Dart & Kraft and Premark, has died at 91.
An outgoing, loquacious member of the Miami Dolphins’ perfect 1972 team who had three Pro Bowls as a running back died Sunday morning.
Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,” and “Operation Mad Ball” before marrying famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90.
Going into November’s election, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, turning an issue that was once a clear strength for Trump into the equivalent of a political jump ball.
Marianne Matthews, who taught English and directed student plays at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, has died.
A Republican who once headed the Chicago law firm Mayer Brown, Ty Fahner was a leader in Chicago’s civic affairs.
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70.
Shortly after Hurricane Francine’s storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine, but neighboring caskets had emerged beside broken crosses and soggy flower bouquets.
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.