Renault Robinson, leader of Afro-American Patrolmen’s League who won discrimination lawsuit against CPD, dies at 80Renault Robinson successfully sued the Chicago Police Department over discriminatory hiring practices. July 13, 2023
Milan Kundera, renowned Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris. He was 94. July 12, 2023
James Lewis, sole suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, has died James Lewis, the lone suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, was found dead Sunday at his home in suburban Boston, according to law enforcement. July 10, 2023
Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at age 48, her siblings say Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48. July 05, 2023
Lawrence Turman, producer of ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 96Lawrence Turman, producer of films including Oscar winner “The Graduate,” and longtime chair of the Peter Stark Producing program at USC, died Saturday at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills. He was 96. July 03, 2023
Hall of fame rock disc jockey Dick Biondi dead at 90Legendary Chicago rock disc jockey has died, WLS-AM radio announced Saturday. 1932-2023. July 02, 2023
Alan Arkin appreciation: Keep calm and carry on toward the edge of certain disasterAmong the world’s great comic minimalists, or mini-maximalists, let’s say, no one more than Alan Arkin captured so much recognizable reality inside so much insanity. June 30, 2023
William Wascher, who worked under Gov. Dan Walker and helped run Rosemont Horizon, now Allstate Arena, dies at 74William Wascher was a part of Illinois Gov. Dan Walker’s administration in the 1970s before playing a key role in the early years of operation of the Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena. June 30, 2023
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in comedy and drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. He was 89. June 30, 2023
Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy. June 29, 2023
Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirmActor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking. June 27, 2023
Robert Lucas Jr., U. of C. economist who challenged previous views on government influence and won Nobel, diesInitially viewed as heresy, Lucas’ theory of “rational expectations” now is widely accepted among economic theorists. June 26, 2023
Services to be held this week for Naperville woman killed in Germany as GoFundMe campaign raises more than $130K for familyVisitation and funeral services will be held in Naperville this week for 21-year-old Eva Liu, who died after being attacked and thrown down a 165-foot ravine in Germany two weeks ago. June 26, 2023
James Crown, scion of one of Chicago’s leading philanthropic families, dies in Colorado motorsports park accident at 70James Crown was often at the center of conversations on the city’s political, business and civic issues, including the epidemic of gun violence. June 26, 2023
Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, dies at 99Sheldon Harnick went on to collaborate with Michel Legrand on “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” in 1979 and a musical of “A Christmas Carol” in 1981 June 23, 2023
Grace Barry, who led Economic Club of Chicago and welcomed U.S. presidents among other notable speakers, diesBarry oversaw the staff of the club, which long has brought a variety of speakers — including eight U.S. presidents — to Chicago. June 22, 2023
Longtime Aurora Ald. Scheketa Hart-Burns, the first Black member of the City Council, diesAld. Scheketa Hart-Burns, the first African-American City Council member in Aurora’s history who spent more than 32 years on the council, died Monday morning. June 19, 2023
Thierry Roger, Chicago-based fashion designer known as a ‘true artist,’ diesAmong Thierry’s designs were hand-dyed silk scarves that could be bought as-is or ordered in more than 40 colors. He sold his Collection Privee line at Eva Pazola’s River North shop, among other locations. June 19, 2023
Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers and helped push the US withdrawal from Vietnam, dies at 92. June 16, 2023
Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died. He was 88. June 14, 2023