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Photos: Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at age 56

Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, known for hits like "Nothing Compares 2 U" and for shredding a photo of the pope while hosting "Saturday Night Live," has died.

Acclaimed Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at age 56

Acclaimed Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, known for hits such as “Nothing Compares 2 U” and for shredding a photo of the pope while hosting “Saturday Night Live,” has died. She was 56.

Rocky Wirtz, the Chicago Blackhawks owner who helped turn the franchise into an NHL power, dies at 70

Rocky Wirtz, the chairman who oversaw the revitalization of the Chicago Blackhawks from a laughingstock into a Stanley Cup power, has died at age 70.

Johnny Lujack, the 1947 Heisman winner who led Notre Dame to 3 national titles, dies at 98

Johnny Lujack, the Heisman Trophy winner who led Notre Dame to three national championships in the 1940s, died in Florida following a brief illness.

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.

John Nichols, former Illinois Tool Works CEO who also led the Pritzker family’s Marmon Group, dies at 92

John D. Nichols Jr. led Illinois Tool Works through a tenfold increase in its sales base was also a philanthropist to institutions including the Art Institute, where a bridge to the museum’s modern wing bears his family’s name.

William Brandt, corporate restructuring expert and former chair of Illinois Finance Authority, dies

William Brandt Jr. was an expert in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy who served as chair of the Illinois Finance Authority for many years.

An appreciation: Pioneering female journalist and jazz critic Harriet Choice has died at 82

She was one of the founders of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing and preserving jazz.

U.S. District Judge James Zagel, ‘Renaissance man’ who presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials, dies at 82

Longtime U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, the former leader of the Illinois State Police who went on to preside over the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other landmark federal cases, has died.

Dr. Edmond Confino, leading authority on infertility, dies

Dr. Edmond Confino was an obstetrician and gynecologist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He retired from Northwestern in 2018.

Renault Robinson, leader of Afro-American Patrolmen’s League who won discrimination lawsuit against CPD, dies at 80

Renault Robinson successfully sued the Chicago Police Department over discriminatory hiring practices.

Milan Kundera, renowned Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris. He was 94.

James Lewis, sole suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, has died

James Lewis, the lone suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, was found dead Sunday at his home in suburban Boston, according to law enforcement.

Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at age 48, her siblings say

Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48.

Lawrence Turman, producer of ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 96

Lawrence Turman, producer of films including Oscar winner “The Graduate,” and longtime chair of the Peter Stark Producing program at USC, died Saturday at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills. He was 96.

Hall of fame rock disc jockey Dick Biondi dead at 90

Legendary Chicago rock disc jockey has died, WLS-AM radio announced Saturday. 1932-2023.

Alan Arkin appreciation: Keep calm and carry on toward the edge of certain disaster

Among the world’s great comic minimalists, or mini-maximalists, let’s say, no one more than Alan Arkin captured so much recognizable reality inside so much insanity.

William Wascher, who worked under Gov. Dan Walker and helped run Rosemont Horizon, now Allstate Arena, dies at 74

William Wascher was a part of Illinois Gov. Dan Walker’s administration in the 1970s before playing a key role in the early years of operation of the Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena.

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89

Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in comedy and drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. He was 89.

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy.

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