Garry Lee Wright, WGN radio show host and stand-up comic, dies at 74
Wright was also known for his work as WXRT’s morning host before Terri Hemmert held...
News Obituaries
Roger Simon, a leading political writer including for the Tribune, dies at 78
Along with being a long-time columnist for the Sun-Times, he was White House correspondent for...
Feminist painter Susan Michod, founding member of Chicago’s Artemisia Gallery, dies at 81
A champion of female and outsider artists, the longtime Lincoln Park resident was part of...
Peter Ascoli, academic and historian who carried on Sears philanthropy, dies at 84
The longtime Kenwood resident and scholar wrote a biography of his grandfather, Sears president and...
Matt Suhey, whose ‘career spanned the Chicago Bears’ greatest decade,’ dies at 68
Former Chicago Bears fullback Matt Suhey, a big part of the team's success in the...
Patricia Thrash, the final dean of women at Northwestern, dies at 97
Patricia Thrash, a longtime administrator at Northwestern University, died of pneumonia at 97 on Aug....
Pearl Rieger, one of the cofounders of the Rush NeuroBehavioral Center, dies at 98
Pearl Rieger died of heart failure on July 23 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols...
Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, has died
Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was...
Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92
Wendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian who in poems, stories, novels and essays celebrated...