Garry Lee Wright, WGN radio show host and stand-up comic, dies at 74
Wright was also known for his work as WXRT’s morning host before Terri Hemmert held that post and as a writer and comedian.
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Feminist painter Susan Michod, founding member of Chicago’s Artemisia Gallery, dies at 81
A champion of female and outsider artists, the longtime Lincoln Park resident was part of the 1970s Pattern and Decoration movement.
Former WGN-Channel 9 news anchor Ray Cortopassi lists Winnetka home for $2M
Former WGN-Channel 9 news anchor Ray Cortopassi and his wife, Leslie, have listed their five-bedroom, 4,661-square-foot Colonial-style house in Winnetka for $2 million.
Peter Ascoli, academic and historian who carried on Sears philanthropy, dies at 84
The longtime Kenwood resident and scholar wrote a biography of his grandfather, Sears president and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald.
Former Chicago Bulls general manager Marc Eversley sells Southport Corridor home for $2.4M
Former Chicago Bulls general manager Marc Eversley and his wife, Jennifer Del Vecchio, last month sold their five-bedroom, 4,750-square-foot house in the Lakeview neighborhood’s Southport Corridor area for $2.35 million...
Patricia Thrash, the final dean of women at Northwestern, dies at 97
Patricia Thrash, a longtime administrator at Northwestern University, died of pneumonia at 97 on Aug. 4 at her home in Evanston.
Pearl Rieger, one of the cofounders of the Rush NeuroBehavioral Center, dies at 98
Pearl Rieger died of heart failure on July 23 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Andy Weir, author of ‘The Martian’ and ‘Project Hail Mary,’ buys Winnetka mansion for $6.8M
Andy Weir, the science-fiction writer of “The Martian” and “Project Hail Mary,” paid $6.8 million in July for a six-bedroom mansion in Winnetka.
Former Chicago Bears player Eddie Jackson sells Long Grove home for $1.6M
Former Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson, who played for the team from 2017 until 2023, in July sold his six-bedroom, 6,750-square-foot, French Provincial-style mansion in Long Grove for $1.6 million.
Boost Run CEO buys $17.5M Glencoe mansion
Andrew Karos and his wife bought the nine-bedroom home on July 24 through an opaque land trust.