A 19-year-old motorcyclist fatally struck vehicle overnight on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said. About 2 a.m. Tuesday, the man was traveling west in the 5600 block of West Irving Park Road at a high rate of speed when he disregarded a red light and struck a vehicle on the drivers side, police said. The… Continue reading 19-year-old motorcyclist dies overnight in accident on Northwest Side – Chicago Tribune
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Legendary Chicago baseball writer dies
Chicago Tribune baseball writer Dave van Dyck asked White Sox slugger Paul Konerko on a cold April day in 2013 whether he was having any sleepless nights over an early season slump. “Always,” Konerko replied. “There are moments when you know you’ve got it and when you feel like you’re swinging the bat, you’re working… Continue reading Legendary Chicago baseball writer dies
Attorney Frank Cicero Jr., who helped draft Illinois Constitution, dies
Frank Cicero Jr. was a longtime litigator and partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm who played a major role in the drafting of Illinois’ current constitution in 1970 and who later wrote several history books. “If there’s one thing that stands out about Frank beyond anything else, it’s that he was meticulous in… Continue reading Attorney Frank Cicero Jr., who helped draft Illinois Constitution, dies
Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80
Kent Campbell, an instrumental figure in the global battle against malaria — most notably in Africa, where he led an innovative program providing bed nets to protect rural villagers from the mosquitoes carrying the disease — died on Feb. 20 in Oro Valley, Ariz., a suburb of Tucson. He was 80. His death, in a… Continue reading Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80
Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82
Jon Franklin, an apostle of narrative short-story style journalism whose own work won the first Pulitzer Prizes awarded for feature writing and explanatory journalism, died on Sunday in Annapolis, Md. He was 82. His death, at a hospice, came less than two weeks after falling at his home, his wife, Lynn Franklin, said. He had… Continue reading Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82
Naomi Feil, Who Promoted Empathy as a Response to Dementia, Dies at 91
Naomi Feil was only 8 years old when she moved into what was then known as a home for the aged, where her parents worked. Living there until she left for college, she learned firsthand, by trial and error, how to comfort and communicate with older adults. When she died at 91 on Dec. 24… Continue reading Naomi Feil, Who Promoted Empathy as a Response to Dementia, Dies at 91
Berish Strauch, Path Breaker in Reconstructive Medicine, Dies at 90
Berish Strauch, a plastic surgeon whose pioneering procedures and devices to reattach or replace vital body parts included one of the first toe-to-thumb transplants, a device to reverse vasectomies and, perhaps most notably, the first inflatable prosthetic penis, died on Dec. 24 in Greenwich, Conn. He was 90. His daughter, Laurie Strauch Weiss, said the… Continue reading Berish Strauch, Path Breaker in Reconstructive Medicine, Dies at 90
Nancy E. Adler, Who Linked Wealth to Health, Dies at 77
Nancy E. Adler, a health psychologist whose work helped transform the public understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic status and physical health, died on Jan. 4 at her home in San Francisco. She was 77. The cause was pancreatic cancer, her husband, Arnold Milstein, said. Dr. Adler was instrumental in documenting the powerful role that… Continue reading Nancy E. Adler, Who Linked Wealth to Health, Dies at 77
Joseph Zadroga, Who Championed 9/11 Emergency Workers, Dies at 76
Joseph C. Zadroga, whose lobbying helped deliver health benefits to thousands of emergency workers whose health was impaired by inhaling dust and debris at ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center — although his efforts came too late for his own son, a New York City detective — died on… Continue reading Joseph Zadroga, Who Championed 9/11 Emergency Workers, Dies at 76
Claire M. Fagin, Powerful Advocate for Nurses and Nursing, Dies at 97
Claire M. Fagin, a leading expert on, advocate for and change agent in the profession of nursing, and one of the first women to lead an Ivy League university, the University of Pennsylvania, died on Tuesday at her home in Manhattan. She was 97. Her death was confirmed by her son and only immediate survivor,… Continue reading Claire M. Fagin, Powerful Advocate for Nurses and Nursing, Dies at 97