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Nov 13, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Mitch Dudek |Kathy Byrne |Kaitlin Washburn |Michael Puente
When he came to Chicago from Ireland in 1998 and opened the Irish Oak pub on Clark Street near Wrigley Field, Billy Lawless encountered something unexpected. Dozens of his countrymen came to the pub and shared similar stories: they’d overstayed their visas but wanted to remain in the United States. Sympathy and another pour would be common responses from your average pub owner. Mr. Lawless wasn’t your average pub owner.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
athens-news.gr | Kathy Byrne
Femicide in Agrinio: Evidence points to premeditated murder of Dora Femicide in Agrinio: Evidence points to premeditated murder of Dora The suspect reportedly claimed during police questioning that they had argued inside the car, which led him to lose his temper, pull out a gun, and shoot her at close range. According to well-informed sources, the perpetrator was in a highly agitated state when making this statement.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Mitch Dudek |Kathy Byrne |Kaitlin Washburn |Michael Puente
Children’s musician Ella Jenkins, who encouraged millions of kids to sing along with her in a career that spanned more than 60 years, has died. She was 100. Her publicist and friend of 35 years, Lynn Orman, told the Sun-Times she died peacefully on Saturday at a senior-living facility in Chicago. She was surrounded by family and old friends who were playing some of her favorite music, including tunes by Perry Como as well as some folk music.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Hillel Italie |Kathy Byrne |Kaitlin Washburn |Michael Puente
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist Arnold Robinson says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Kaitlin Washburn |Kathy Byrne |Michael Puente |Mitch Dudek
William Beavers, a longtime Chicago City Council member who went on to serve as a Cook County commissioner, died Saturday morning, his family announced. He was 89. He died from “natural complications surrounded by his family,” according to a spokesperson for the Beavers family. “Bill Beavers will go down in history as one of the most progressive African American Alderman in the Chicago City Council,” Sean Howard, the family’s representative, said in a statement.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
chicagobusiness.com | Steven R. Strahler |Kathy Byrne
Tyrone Fahner, a former Illinois attorney general who led both Chicago's most influential civic organization and law firm Mayer Brown, where he mentored former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, died yesterday at his Northfield home. He as 81. Fahner was president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and its Civic Committee from 2010 to 2017, when it wrestled with the still unsolved challenges of public pension deficits and other fiscal woes. He was an apostle of the late Gov.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
reelchicago.com | Barbara Roche |Kathy Byrne
IFA Chicago and SAG-AFTRA Chicago hosted an At The Table event, featuring a screenplay by IFA Member Beah Travis, titled Belladonna. Produced in partnership by IFA Chicago and SAG-AFTRA Chicago, At the Table pairs completed scripts with professional actors for a table read and curated feedback session. This is especially valuable for projects in the process of finding investors and exploring casting possibilities.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
athens-news.gr | Kathy Byrne
Antiquities under the moonlight Roadblocks for two concessions PM to unveil fire-restoration plan in Penteli Video News: Trump donor: Kamala Harris owns this – TheWallStreetPost.COM Video News: Trump donor: Kamala Harris owns this – TheWallStreetPost.COM Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ price-fixing plan and the Democratic Party’s agenda on ‘The Bottom Line.’ #foxbusiness #thebottomline Subscribe to Fox Business! https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more...
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
chicagobusiness.com | Phil Rosenthal |Kathy Byrne
It’s easy to forget that before the internet, before social media, there weren’t a lot of places for everyday Americans to see and hear others express views they shared and ask questions they wanted answered. “The Phil Donahue Show” built its phenomenal nationally syndicated success as one of those rare places, one particularly appealing for housebound women paternal TV long underestimated as interested only in pap.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
chicagobusiness.com | Kathy Byrne
Phil Donahue, whose Chicago-based TV show changed the face of daytime talk, has died. He was 88. "The Phil Donahue Show," which went into national syndication in 1969 and was redubbed "Donahue" in 1974, reached more than 200 U.S. television stations at its peak. Along the way, Donahue developed an issue-oriented program that differentiated itself from the celebrity chatter and soap opera offerings that dominated daytime television.
