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Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm

Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking.

Robert Lucas Jr., U. of C. economist who challenged previous views on government influence and won Nobel, dies

Initially viewed as heresy, Lucas’ theory of “rational expectations” now is widely accepted among economic theorists.

Services to be held this week for Naperville woman killed in Germany as GoFundMe campaign raises more than $130K for family

Visitation and funeral services will be held in Naperville this week for 21-year-old Eva Liu, who died after being attacked and thrown down a 165-foot ravine in Germany two weeks ago.

James Crown, scion of one of Chicago’s leading philanthropic families, dies in Colorado motorsports park accident at 70

James Crown was often at the center of conversations on the city’s political, business and civic issues, including the epidemic of gun violence.

Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, dies at 99

Sheldon Harnick went on to collaborate with Michel Legrand on “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” in 1979 and a musical of “A Christmas Carol” in 1981

Grace Barry, who led Economic Club of Chicago and welcomed U.S. presidents among other notable speakers, dies

Barry oversaw the staff of the club, which long has brought a variety of speakers — including eight U.S. presidents — to Chicago.

Longtime Aurora Ald. Scheketa Hart-Burns, the first Black member of the City Council, dies

Ald. Scheketa Hart-Burns, the first African-American City Council member in Aurora’s history who spent more than 32 years on the council, died Monday morning.

Thierry Roger, Chicago-based fashion designer known as a ‘true artist,’ dies

Among Thierry’s designs were hand-dyed silk scarves that could be bought as-is or ordered in more than 40 colors. He sold his Collection Privee line at Eva Pazola’s River North shop, among other locations.

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers and helped push the US withdrawal from Vietnam, dies at 92.

Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88

Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died. He was 88.

Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of ‘The Road’ and ‘No Country for Old Men,’ dies at 89

Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as “The Road,” “Blood Meridian” and “All the Pretty Horses,” died Tuesday. He was 89.

Robert Hill, flooring company owner who co-founded spinal injury support group for families, dies

Robert A. Hill founded Shorewood-based Floor Covering Associates in 1976 and co-founded with his wife a Chicago-based nonprofit group that supports families dealing with spinal cord injuries

Treat Williams, star of ‘Everwood’ and ‘Hair,’ dies in Vermont motorcycle crash

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71.

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s tarnished 3-time premier, dies at 86

Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died. He was 86.

Cornell Fleischer, scholar of Ottoman Empire and Islamic world, dies at age 72

Cornell Fleischer specialized in the history of the Ottoman Empire and the greater Islamic world at the University of Chicago.

Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93

Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, has died. He was 93.

The Iron Sheik, a charismatic former pro wrestling villain, dies at 81

The Iron Sheik relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of pro wrestling's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality.

John ‘J.J.’ Bittenbinder, Chicago cop who became widely known for dispensing crime prevention tips, dies at 80

John Joseph “J.J.” Bittenbinder was a former Chicago police detective and Cook County sheriff’s investigator who became nationally known for dispensing crime prevention tips in seminars and on television.

George Winston, bestselling instrumental pianist, dies at 73

George Winston, one of the bestselling instrumental pianists in the world during his heyday in the 1980s and ‘90s, died Sunday at age 73.

Jim Hines, the 100-meter gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics and later an NFL receiver, dies at 76

Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who went on to be an NFL wide receiver, has died. He was 76.

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