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Badminton expert James Wigglesworth Jr., with his masters men's doubles national championship trophy in 1978. (HANDOUT / March 27, 2012)

James Wigglesworth, known in the Chicago area as Mr. Badminton, dies at 88

March 26 at 7:39 p.m.

James D. Wigglesworth Jr. was 10 when he picked up a badminton racquet for the first time and launched a shuttlecock. It was love at … Read more ›

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Jay A. Miller, longtime executive director of ACLU of Illinois

Jan. 5 at 9:44 a.m.

Jay A. Miller led the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois for more than 25 years during a lifetime devoted to fighting against anything he … Read more ›

Bernard Danenberg, longtime design engineer with Zenith, dies at 86

Oct. 24, 2011 at 7:20 a.m.

Bernard “Bernie” Danenberg would put together model airplanes — then notify the manufacturer that they got the directions wrong. When he carved animal shapes into … Read more ›

James Sprowl was an expert on the nexus of law and technology. (HANDOUT / October 17, 2011)

James Sprowl, patent attorney and technology expert, dies at 70

Oct. 17, 2011 at 8:05 a.m.

Long before laptops and LexisNexis became standard tools of the legal profession, patent attorney James Sprowl was working to connect his colleagues with technology. A … Read more ›

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Pastry chef Lutz Olkiewicz dies

July 29, 2011 at 7:38 a.m.

Long before gaudy, gooey cupcakes became America’s default dessert, there was Lutz Olkiewicz. During his 25 years at the Drake Hotel, Chicago’s grand master of … Read more ›