Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
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Mary Ellen Christy, headmistress at preschool she started at Gold Coast church, dies at 80
Mary Ellen Christy, who founded the St. Chrystostom’s Day School on the Gold Coast, has died.
Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78
Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. She was 78.
J. Fraser Stoddart, Nobel winner for work in nanotechnology
J. Fraser Stoddart, a former Northwestern University professor who shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2016, has died.
Enzo Tribo leaves 75-year legacy of serving Italian beef in Chicago Heights
Enzo Tribo, founder of Enzo’s and CarmelCorn, died leaving a legacy for serving Italian beef in Chicago Heights.
Olivia Clarke, who started group aimed at helping cancer patients with humor, dies
Olivia Clarke, who started a nonprofit organization aimed at helping lift the spirits of cancer patients, has died.
Dorothy Collin, Tribune reporter and ‘Inc.’ columnist, dies at 85
Dorothy Collin, a former political reporter and columnist for the Chicago Tribune, has died.
Stuart Rice, U. of C. professor who studied molecular behavior, dies at 92
Stuart Rice, who specialized in physical chemistry during a long career as a professor and researcher at the University of Chicago, has died.
Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67.
Longtime Rich Township coach and athletic director George Egofske remembered as a pioneer in high school sports
Rich Township coach, athletic director George Egofske died at 93, leaving behind a legacy as a trailblazer in high school sports.