Tom Sizemore dead at 61 after brain aneurysmActor Tom Sizemore has died several days after suffering a brain aneurysm at home. He was 61. March 03, 2023
Nicholas Luzietti, interior designer with bold personal style, diesNicholas J. Luzietti designed office spaces for a variety of clients as an interior designer who spent much of his career with VOA Associates in Chicago. He died at 76. February 27, 2023
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tony Earl has died at age 86Tony Earl, a Democrat who served one term as Wisconsin’s governor in the 1980s and later bemoaned the increasing partisanship in politics, has died. He was 86. February 23, 2023
Joe Goddard, former sports columnist with The Doings and the Chicago Sun-Times, dies at 85Joe Goddard, who for more than 44 years made his career covering sports for the Chicago Sun-Times and The Doings newspaper, died on Feb. 17. February 21, 2023
Rebecca Blank, former University of Wisconsin chancellor and Northwestern economics professor, dies at 67Rebecca Blank, an economist who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died, less than a year after announcing that she had an aggressive form of cancer. She was 67. February 20, 2023
Richard Belzer, stand-up comic, TV detective on ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ dies at 78Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV’s most indelible detectives as John Munch in “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. He was 78. February 19, 2023
Stella Stevens, star of ‘The Nutty Professor’ with Jerry Lewis, dead at 84Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died. She was 84. February 19, 2023
Raymond Simon, Mayor Richard J. Daley’s corporation counsel and former Chicago Park District board president, diesSimon was the city of Chicago’s deputy mayor and corporation counsel before launching his own law practice. He also built a reputation for supporting numerous institutions. February 17, 2023
Sex symbol Raquel Welch, of ‘Fantastic Voyage’ and ‘One Million Years B.C.’ fame, dead at 82Actor and two-time Golden Globe nominee Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82. February 15, 2023
Ted Beattie, led Shedd Aquarium through a period of growth, dies at age 77Ted Beattie was president and CEO of the Shedd Aquarium for 22 years, a period of significant change that saw the opening of six permanent exhibits. February 14, 2023
Dave Hollis, former Disney executive, dies at 47Dave Hollis, former president of worldwide theatrical distribution for Walt Disney Studios, has died. He was 47. February 14, 2023
De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove dead at 54David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. February 13, 2023
Jack Taylor, a fixture on Chicago radio and TV for nearly 70 years, dies at 94Jack Taylor appeared on Chicago’s airwaves both on radio and television, including long stints as a newscaster on WGN-Ch. 9 and WCIU-Ch. 26. February 10, 2023
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94 Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. February 09, 2023
Andrew McKenna, an accomplished businessman and part owner of the Bears, dies: ‘No one could rival who this man was to Chicago’Andrew McKenna, an accomplished Chicago businessman and a longtime member of the Bears board of directors and minority owner of the team, died Tuesday at age 93. February 08, 2023
Charles Kimbrough, who played anchor Jim Dial in ‘Murphy Brown,’ dies at 86 Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on “Murphy Brown,” died Jan. 11 in Culver City, California. He was 86. February 05, 2023
Civic Federation chief Laurence Msall dies at 61A tax policy expert, Msall had headed the budget watchdog group since 2002, providing advice, guidance and criticism for the public, governors and mayors. February 05, 2023
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, diesGen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79. February 05, 2023
Frank Amato — an ‘institution’ at Loyola Academy athletics for 46 years — dies at 96Frank Amato, who spent 46 years at Loyola Academy and became one of the state’s most successful track coaches, died Jan. 28 at age 96. February 04, 2023
Melinda Dillon, star of ‘A Christmas Story,’ ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind,’ dies at 83Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Melinda Dillon has died at 83. February 03, 2023