Chicago’s Bruce DuMont, host of “Beyond the Beltway,” dies at 81
Bruce DuMont, the longtime Chicago radio and TV broadcaster who founded the Museum of Broadcast Communications in 1987,…
Marilyn Ozinga Istel, a matriarch of concrete supply family
Centenarian Marilyn Ozinga Istel was one of the matriarchs of the family that owns and controls Ozinga, the…
Duke Cunningham, war hero turned corrupt congressman, dies at 83 – San Diego Union-Tribune
From ace fighter pilot to Vietnam War hero to member of Congress and finally federal prisoner, Randy “Duke”…
Harry Teinowitz, Chicago sports talk radio host, dies at 64
Harry Teinowitz was a well-known figure on Chicago’s sports talk-radio airwaves in the 1990s and early 2000s, at…
Michael Rabiger, who taught documentary fiilmmaking, dies
Michael Rabiger taught documentary filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago for more than three decades and was the author…
Vern Jumper, USS Midway air boss during fall of Saigon, dies in La Mesa
Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon…
Robert Dynes, who built a research power at UC San Diego and led UC system, dies at 82 – San Diego Union-Tribune
Robert C. Dynes, the blunt-spoken physicist who helped turn UC San Diego into a global research power as…
Former NY rep. and gun control advocate Carolyn McCarthy dies at 81
Carolyn McCarthy, a former congresswoman from Long Island and fierce advocate for gun control, has died at age…