Chuck Bowen, a key Daley liaison with Chicago’s Black community, dies at 92
Charles R. “Chuck” Bowen remained at City Hall throughout Richard M. Daley's time as mayor, and he also worked for a time for Rahm Emanuel.
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Former Chicago Bulls guard and exec John Paxson sells Northbrook home for nearly $1M
Former Chicago Bulls guard and executive John Paxson and his wife, Carolyn, on July 14 sold their three-bedroom, 3,089-square-foot town home in Northbrook for $995,000.
Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson buys $5.2M Loop condo
Chicago mayoral candidate and businessman Willie Wilson in July paid $5.2 million to buy outright the 49th-floor Loop condominium that he had been renting for the past several years.
University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen buys $2.1M condo in New East Side
Welsh-born and a physicist by training, Killeen has announced he will retire at the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
Eileen Norris, longtime journalist and book editor, dies at 73
Longtime Chicago-area journalist, author and editor Eileen C. Norris wrote and edited a number of medical books and publications — her daughter said that writing motivated her to keep learning.
Gilberto Cárdenas, Notre Dame academic who helped found the field of Latino studies, dies at 79
For decades, Gilberto Cárdenas worked at the intersection of Latino culture, scholarship and community engagement, and he sought to elevate the profiles of Latino artists through a variety of avenues,...
Robert L. Johnson, who rose through the ranks at Sears as a groundbreaking Black executive, dies at 91
After his decades at Sears, Johnson and his daughter founded a successful packaging company. He also helped create an academy at Roosevelt University.
Former Blackhawks forward Andre Burakovsky lists Lincoln Park home for $4.45M
Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Andre Burakovsky placed his six-bedroom, 5,200-square-foot house in Lincoln Park on the market in July for $4.45 million.
Former Bears player Tremaine Edmunds lists Northbrook home for nearly $2M
The house currently is listed in an agents-only network.
Dean Koldenhoven, former mayor of Palos Heights awarded JFK medal, dies at 91
In 2000, he fought those who opposed a mosque moving into the southwest suburb, and subsequently received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.