Bob Newhart, the beloved comedian who never forgot his Chicago roots, dies at 94
Never, in the lively history of show business, has there been anybody like Bob Newhart and it was in Chicago that he burst onto the entertainment landscape.
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Column: Remembering Jack Lane, a photographer with a passion for life
He always had his camera, taking pictures of subjects such as Janis Joplin. He died July 6 in La Porte, Indiana, at age 93.
Poet J.J. Tindall’s journey has taken him on buses, boats and now streaming services
J.J. Tindall, John Joseph more formally, is a talkative, enthusiastic man who has had a number of jobs during his working life, all of which have been based on words...
The Happiness Club is a chance for young Chicagoans from all neighborhoods to put on a show
For decades, this Chicago nonprofit has made a name for itself by shaping young lives. Its annual benefit is this weekend.
Let us pause to remember the lemonade stands of our youth on a summer day
It was a fine summer day when the past came rushing back, arriving at a street corner in the heart of Old Town.
Remembering Don De Grazia, a nurturing force on the literary scene
He wrote the novel “American Skin,” taught at Columbia and contributed all over Chicago. He died June 13 at age 56.
New documentary ‘Outrage’ covers the early days of AIDS and the story of Danny Sotomayor
“The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor,” part of WTTW’s documentary series “Chicago Stories,” tells the story of one of the most powerful and passionate of the early AIDS activists.
Ann Lurie, one of Chicago’s most prolific philanthropists, dies at 79
Ann Lurie, who used her late husband's substantial estate for wide-ranging philanthropic endeavors that included the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, has died at 79.
At the Newberry Library and on stage, the return of Mike Royko
Mitchell Bisschop is the author and star in a one-man play titled “Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago” that opens here in early September at the Chopin Theatre.
Column: Do you know the name Billy Caldwell? New documentary is about a Native American intertwined with Chicago’s history
“The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell Documentary” will be shown Thursday at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, presented by the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian.