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Obituaries

From the community

Early Childhood Screening

By Alva Kreutzer | March 29 at 1:50 p.m.

Gower School District 62 Early Childhood Screening for children ages 3 and 4 will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This screening is for … Read more ›

Jules Routbort worked at Argonne National Laboratory for 44 years. (March 15, 2012)

Argonne scientist dies

March 16 at 6:59 a.m.

Jules Lazar Routbort was an expert in the field of ceramics engineering, and during a long career at Argonne National Laboratory, he published more than … Read more ›

William F. Purcell Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Purcell family)

Lyons Township D204 mourns loss of advocate for students and public education

By Annemarie Mannion | Feb. 29 at 1:40 p.m.

William F. Purcell, Jr. March 23, 1963-Feb. 27, 2012 William F. Purcell Jr., a board member of Lyons Township High School District 204, is remembered … Read more ›

In 1990, John A. Murray was crowned king of Krewe of Mid-City — an honor typically bestowed on natives of New Orleans — and rode atop the main float in a 50-float parade the Sunday before Fat Tuesday.

John Murray, ran party supply store in Willowbrook, dies

Feb. 9 at 6:15 a.m.

The affable owner of Murray’s Partytime Supplies in Willowbrook created one of the first Halloween superstores each fall. For eight weeks, his 20,000-plus-square-foot party-supply center … Read more ›

Julia Landrum, new Everest College-Burr Ridge campus president
From the community

Everest College Announces Promotions for Midwest Operations and Burr Ridge Campus

By Alyssa Templeton | Dec. 28, 2011 at 2:50 p.m.

Everest College has promoted Terri Hines of Chicago to regional vice president of operations for the Midwest region, and Julia Landrum of Chicago to president … Read more ›

Willowbrook man who restored Harley Davidson motorcycles dies

Dec. 21, 2011 at 6:33 a.m.

Clifford C. “Dink” Cornell was in his teens when he took his first ride on a 1936 Harley-Davidson EL “Knucklehead” motorcycle. Nearly five decades later, … Read more ›

Everest College-Burr Ridge Dream Award winner Kim Duple
From the community

Lombard Resident Named Dream Award Winner and Awarded Scholarship from Everest College – Burr Ridge

By Alyssa Templeton | Nov. 29, 2011 at 3:37 p.m.

Inspired by the healthcare professionals who helped save her daughter’s life, Lombard resident Kim Duple went back to school to pursue her dream of working … Read more ›

Donald Randa, owner of suburban newspaper chain, dies

Oct. 18, 2011 at 6:25 a.m.

Donald James Randa started out as an ad salesman at his father’s newspaper, which covered Berwyn and Cicero, and went on to help build the … Read more ›

COD symposium examines the ‘new face of homelessness’

By Patricia Murphy MacMillan | Oct. 5, 2011 at 5:00 a.m.

When Jill Markussen wanted to revamp her career a few years ago, she considered the time she spent volunteering at a hospice and nursing homes … Read more ›