Lew Kreinberg was a longtime Chicago activist and author who helped found the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and the Center for Neighborhood Technology.An outspoken champion of Chicago’s neighborhoods, Kreinberg took public stands against Chicago’s bid for the 1992 World’s Fair, the never-built Lake Calumet airport and Commonwealth Edison. “Lew cared about justice, and he… Continue reading Lew Kreinberg, longtime Chicago activist and author who helped found the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs – Chicago Tribune
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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
Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. Yvonne Barr was a 31-year-old research assistant seeking a new challenge when she was hired by a pathologist in London in 1963 to help find the cause of an unusual malignancy: exceptionally… Continue reading Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus