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Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47

The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a mother and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47.

Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA men’s basketball titles, dies

Denny Crum, who won two NCAA men’s basketball championships and built Louisville into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of Fame coaching career, died Tuesday. He was 86.

Robert Egan was a prosecutor in Cook County who worked on cases ranging from the grisly to the bizarre, among them the prosecution of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

Ralph Boston, the 1960 Olympic long jump champion and 1st person to eclipse 27 feet, dies at 83

Ralph Boston broke or tied the world record in the long jump six times during the 1960s and won the gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960.

Linda Lenz, who started Catalyst Chicago to examine ‘the nitty-gritty of education,’ dies at 77

Linda Lenz founded Catalyst Chicago, a nonprofit magazine devoted to public education in the city that began publishing after a change in state law.

Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, known for ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’, dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits including “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported worldwide, died on Monday. He was 84.

Mary Knoblauch, reporter and editor who helped freshen Tribune features sections, dies at 80

Knoblauch was a writer and editor at Chicago newspapers including the Tribune, where she helped develop features sections, oversaw the Sunday magazine and was a writing coach for years.

Mike Shannon, who spent 50 years in the St. Louis Cardinals broadcast booth after winning 2 World Series, dies at 83

Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, has died. He was 83.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman at the center of the lynching of Black teen Emmett Till, has died

The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner’s report shows. Carolyn Bryant Donham was 88.

Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies

Jerry Springer died Thursday at 79 at home in suburban Chicago after a brief illness.

Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and trailblazing artist, dead at 96

Actor, singer, and activist Harry Belafonte, who will go down in history as the first Black Emmy winner, has passed away at the age of 96.

Beth Murphy, the Murphy’s Bleachers owner who battled the Chicago Cubs over the Wrigleyville rooftops, dies at 68

As the owner of iconic Wrigleyville bar Murphy's Bleachers, Beth Murphy fought for the rights of rooftop owners while running one of the most popular sports bars in America.

Ginnie Newhart, wife of comedy legend Bob Newhart, dies

Ginnie Newhart, who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his “Newhart” series, has died. She was 82.

Richard Friedman, who challenged Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1971 and was active in civic discourse for decades, dies

Richard E. Friedman mounted a quixotic challenge to Mayor Richard J. Daley in the 1971 election.

‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len Goodman dies at 78

Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic, has died.

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89.

Prominent longtime lawyer Lowell Sachnoff dies in his Evanston home at 92

Longtime securities lawyer Lowell Sachnoff died last month at the age of 92. He was well known for his pro bono work where he represented marginalized groups in several controversial cases including his last case where he helped a transgender woman in a state psychiatric hospital receive transitional care.

Singer Otis Redding III, who followed his father into music, dies at 59

Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family said Wednesday.

Mike Ellman, musician and teacher who played trombone with Naperville Municipal Band, dies

Gilbert “Mike” Ellman Jr., a trombonist with the Naperville Municipal Band and other bands throughout the western suburbs, died at age 62.

Mary Quant, designer who epitomized Swinging 60s, dies at 93

Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized Swinging London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died, her family said. She was 93.

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