He helped reshape the drummer’s role in jazz.
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Remembering the lives of notable people from the Chicago community.
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News Obituaries
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (1946–2025), trailblazing trans rights icon
by Legacy StaffShe was a mentor and mother figure to younger generations of trans people.
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News Obituaries
Sister Jean (1919–2025), beloved Loyola Chicago basketball chaplain
by Legacy StaffShe became a March Madness icon when the team made it to the Final Four in 2018.
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As Norm Peterson, Wendt created one of television’s most iconic, enduring and beloved characters.
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Pritzker was the matriarch of one of Chicago’s wealthiest, most influential families.
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He had a successful solo career in the 1960s and ‘70s.
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Barge worked with Natalie Cole, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, and many others.
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Flores was the creator of the Chicago comedy showcase LatinXL.
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She was the last surviving member of Chicago’s famed Barrett Sisters.
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Her celebrated folk songs were beloved by generations of children.
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