Margaret Ramirez

From her groundbreaking study of American silent film to her research on cinema and the human senses, Miriam Hansen introduced a new level of sophistication to film studies. Upon her...

Gregory A. Adamski, 62, a Chicago civil and criminal defense attorney who was co-host of the WGN-AM talk show "Legally Speaking," died of an apparent heart attack Monday, Feb. 14,...

Osamu Ueda, 83, a former curator for the Art Institute of Chicago who was responsible for cataloging its extensive collection of Japanese woodblock prints, died of cancer Sunday, Jan. 30,...

With a mix of understated elegance and grand style, Chicago designer Judith Niedermaier burst into the design world with award-winning displays for Bloomingdale's and Bergdorf Goodman. In the 1980s, she...

Through his work as a court interpreter, his devotion to his tae kwon do students and his activism for new immigrants, Man Ho Hong became a respected leader in Chicago's...

Everett Klipp, 84, a 50-year veteran of the Chicago Board of Trade who mentored dozens of young traders, died of natural causes on Friday, Jan. 28, at his daughter's home...

Samuel K. Gove, 87, a leading authority on Illinois state politics and director emeritus of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, died Friday, Jan....

At the beginning of his medical career, Dr. Angelo P. Creticos specialized in cardiology and endocrinology. By the end of his 55-year tenure as a Chicago physician and medical administrator,...

Through funding for public school art programs, support for investigative reporting and his $35 million gift for a University of Chicago arts center, investor David S. Logan left an enduring...

When Irvin G. Tiahnybik's son, Lex, was introduced to hockey, his world changed. The young player, who was hearing-impaired, gained new confidence on the ice. But after learning that hearing...