Bob Goldsborough

Bob Goldsborough is a freelance writer for the Chicago Tribune.

A home in southwest suburban Frankfort that the late DePaul University vocal professor Anne Perillo-Michuda and her late husband built in the early 1970s came on the market for the first time ever on May 12. (Laura McGreal)

Frankfort home built by late DePaul University vocal professor Anne Perillo-Michuda listed for $799,000

May 18, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

A home in southwest suburban Frankfort that the late DePaul University vocal professor Anne Perillo-Michuda and her late husband built in the early 1970s came on the market for the...

Cop actor Kevin Michael Doyle on March 21, 2001. (Charles Cherney/Chicago Tribune)

Kevin Michael Doyle, Chicago actor from ‘Untouchables’ who became a police officer, dies at 68

May 18, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

His work on Chicago stages, including at Second City, was highly praised, but he made a midlife decision to change careers for more stable work in the Chicago Police Department.

Muhammad Ali, left, is a guest on “Kup’s Show,” with host Irv Kupcinet, right, in Chicago circa 1968. (Chicago Tribune archive)

Vintage Tribune: Late-night TV talk shows display Chicago’s creativity

May 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As Stephen Colbert exits his eponymous late-night talk show, the time is right to review Chicago’s contributions to the genre.

Commercial director Joe Sedelmaier photographed in the Tribune studios in 1988. (Tony Berardi/Chicago Tribune)

Joe Sedelmaier, who created memorable ‘Where’s the beef?’ and FedEx ads, dies at 92

May 13, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

As the director of award-winning TV commercials, Sedelmaier chose to stay and create in Chicago, rather than decamp for the coasts.

Philip Caputo, former reporter for the Chicago Tribune, is photographed on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Philip Caputo, Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune investigative reporter and bestselling author, dies at 84

May 8, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

The onetime foreign correspondent's 1977 memoir, “A Rumor of War,” laid bare his searing experiences as a Marine Corps lieutenant in Vietnam.

Pete Kastanes, Chicago historian, in an undated photo. (Chicago History Museum)

Pete Kastanes, historian whose ‘Vanished Chicagoland’ site chronicled lost businesses, dies at 62

May 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Oak Lawn resident also created and hosted a podcast and was honored with a Citizen Historian Award by the Chicago History Museum.

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and his wife, Christine, have found a buyer for their Lincoln Park home, just two weeks after they placed it for sale. (Bob Goldsborough)

Former Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan finds buyer for Lincoln Park home

May 7, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and his wife have found a buyer for their Lincoln Park home, just two weeks after they placed it for sale.

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel sold his home in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor area. (Rena Trapani)

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel sells Southport Corridor home for $2.2M

May 6, 2026 at 11:10 a.m.

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel sold his four-bedroom, 3,600-square-foot contemporary-style house in the North Side Lakeview neighborhood’s Southport Corridor area for $2.205 million.

Nicole Hollander, the creator of the comic strip "Sylvia," in her Roscoe Village home on Nov. 11, 2010. (Brian Cassella/ Chicago Tribune)

Nicole Hollander, cartoonist who created and syndicated the feminist comic strip ‘Sylvia,’ dies at 86

May 7, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

For 33 years, the flamboyant main character Sylvia sported a feather boa and bedrooms slippers while wise-cracking on numerous subjects.

WGN-Ch. 9 anchor Paul Konrad sells Near West Side condo for $1.9M

May 5, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Konrad and his wife first listed the unit in 2020.

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