Nicole Hollander, cartoonist who created and syndicated the feminist comic strip ‘Sylvia,’ dies at 86
For 33 years, the flamboyant main character Sylvia sported a feather boa and bedrooms slippers while wise-cracking on numerous subjects.
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WGN-Ch. 9 anchor Paul Konrad sells Near West Side condo for $1.9M
Konrad and his wife first listed the unit in 2020.
Dean Buntrock, Waste Management company co-founder who oversaw rapid growth, dies at 94
The longtime Hinsdale resident's company was first based in Chicago and then in Oak Brook. He also was a major donor to St. Olaf College.
Diane O’Keefe-Dunne, Beverly mother of 15, carved out careers in religion education, real estate
A mother of 15 and a grandmother of 45, Diane O’Keefe-Dunne served as a mother to all the children in her Beverly community.
Trading card magnate Matt Bayer sells Mag Mile condo for $5.11M
Bayer and his wife bought the 46th-floor duplex condo they sold Thursday in stages between 2010 and 2014. They first listed the unit in September.
Matteson home once owned by the late actor and comedian Bernie Mac sells for $300,000
A three-bedroom, 2,158-square-foot house in south suburban Matteson that the late actor and comedian Bernie Mac co-owned from 2003 until his death in 2008 has sold.
Bettye Odom, a Hyde Park spa owner and evangelist for Black skin care, dies at 90
Bettye Odom of Chicago spent 48 years running her spa, building a reputation as an expert on skin care for African Americans and developing products through her own product line,...
Longtime Tribune editor Jeff Carlson dies at 68
Jeff Carlson copy edited the Pulitzer Prize-winning series, “The Failures Before the Fires,” among many other projects at the Tribune. "He was consistently the copy editor of choice for big...
Former Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan lists Lincoln Park home for $4.5M
The Donovans paid $3.5 million in 2021 for the three-story house, which at that time was newly built by AK Custom Homes.
Esther Sciammarella, Chicago public health expert who championed care for Hispanic populations, dies at 87
The onetime clinician worked for the Chicago Department of Public Health and formed the nonprofit Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition.