Wally Amos, an entrepreneur who started Famous Amos, one of the first brands to push high-quality cookies and one of the world’s best-known names in baked goods, died at his home in Honolulu. He was 88.
Peter Dwars helped provide below-market financing for about 30,000 housing units across the state as head of the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
Holland’s service spanned five governors — three Republicans and two Democrats — but his audits spared no one.
Former Ald. Mary Ann Smith led efforts to beautify her North Side ward and also was a watchdog for Lake Michigan water quality.
Growing up, Rafael Wordlaw dreamed of working in law enforcement. Looking out at the sea of officers and family members who attended his funeral Friday, his cousin was proud to say he accomplished his goal. “He was a hero. He was a protector, and he died being a hero and being a protector,” she said.
Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November’s election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2.
Bill Logan was an Evanston native who capped his long career with the Evanston Police Department by serving as its chief for three years, becoming the department’s first Black police chief. Colleagues and family members recalled Logan, who later oversaw security at Evanston Township High School, as a pioneer in local law enforcement. “He did […]
Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of young readers, has died at age 92.
Longtime Tinley Park official Patrick Rea dies at 84, his “heart and soul” were in the village, former Mayor Ed Zabrocki says.
Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93.