Ray Stevenson, of ‘RRR’ and ‘Thor,’ dies at 58A looming presence at 6-foot-4, Ray Stevenson, who played his share of soldiers past and present, once said in an interview, “I guess I’m an old warrior at heart.” May 22, 2023
British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died. He was 73. May 20, 2023
Jim Brown, all-time NFL great running back and social activist, dies at 87Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor and a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. May 19, 2023
Longtime Tribune writer and critic Cliff Terry diesHe was a longtime Tribune critic and entertainment writer, contributing movie reviews before Gene Siskel. May 19, 2023
Gerald Haddock, who taught geology at Wheaton College, dies at 94Gerald H. Haddock taught geology at Wheaton College for 29 years, and regularly spent summers teaching and researching at the college’s science station in South Dakota’s Black Hills. May 19, 2023
Sam Zell, real estate mogul and onetime Tribune owner, is dead at 81Sam Zell, who ran a Chicago-based real estate empire that he began building when he was a college student, has died at 81. May 18, 2023
George McAndrews, attorney who represented chiropractors in fight with medical establishment, diesGeorge McAndrews oversaw an antitrust case that paved the way for chiropractors to be treated as legitimate partners by hospitals and physicians. May 16, 2023
Doyle Brunson, the 2-time world champion known as the ‘Godfather of Poker,’ dies at 89Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday, according to his agent. May 14, 2023
Norman Perman, brought modernist graphic design to corporate world, diesNorman Perman was a Chicago-based modernist graphic designer whose work included everything from annual reports and book covers to packaging and trade show exhibits. May 12, 2023
Jacklyn Zeman, longtime ‘General Hospital’ cast member who played Bobbie Spencer, dies at 70Jacklyn Zeman, who became one of the most recognizable actors on daytime television during 45 years of playing Bobbie Spencer on ABC’s “General Hospital,” has died. She was 70. May 11, 2023
Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47 The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a mother and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47. May 10, 2023
Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA men’s basketball titles, diesDenny Crum, who won two NCAA men’s basketball championships and built Louisville into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of Fame coaching career, died Tuesday. He was 86. May 09, 2023
Robert Egan, prosecutor whose high-profile cases included John Wayne Gacy, Dave Matthews Band bus driver, diesRobert Egan was a prosecutor in Cook County who worked on cases ranging from the grisly to the bizarre, among them the prosecution of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. May 08, 2023
Ralph Boston, the 1960 Olympic long jump champion and 1st person to eclipse 27 feet, dies at 83Ralph Boston broke or tied the world record in the long jump six times during the 1960s and won the gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960. May 03, 2023
Linda Lenz, who started Catalyst Chicago to examine ‘the nitty-gritty of education,’ dies at 77Linda Lenz founded Catalyst Chicago, a nonprofit magazine devoted to public education in the city that began publishing after a change in state law. May 02, 2023
Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, known for ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’, dies at 84Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits including “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported worldwide, died on Monday. He was 84. May 01, 2023
Mary Knoblauch, reporter and editor who helped freshen Tribune features sections, dies at 80Knoblauch was a writer and editor at Chicago newspapers including the Tribune, where she helped develop features sections, oversaw the Sunday magazine and was a writing coach for years. May 01, 2023
Mike Shannon, who spent 50 years in the St. Louis Cardinals broadcast booth after winning 2 World Series, dies at 83Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, has died. He was 83. April 30, 2023
Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman at the center of the lynching of Black teen Emmett Till, has diedThe white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner’s report shows. Carolyn Bryant Donham was 88. April 27, 2023
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies Jerry Springer died Thursday at 79 at home in suburban Chicago after a brief illness. April 27, 2023