Friday, March 14, 2025

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Mike Downey, former Sun-Times sportswriter, dies at 72

"He was one of those guys you wanted to read," recalled Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander.

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Judicial giant Harry D. Leinenweber dies at 87: 'He was the coolest judge I've ever seen, on TV or off TV'

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber took senior status in 2002, but he continued to preside over blockbuster trials 20 years later. They included the trial of former R&B star R. Kelly in 2022 and a major corruption trial involving four political insiders tied to ComEd. "He was an honorable judge…

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Regan Davis, tech worker who loved improv, puppeteering and Dungeons and Dragons, dies at 41

Mr. Davis got a job in tech to support his theater habit. He also was vice president of product at SpotHero and previously held the same title at the tech firm Jellyvision, where he worked on making healthcare benefits easier to access.

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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95

James Lawson iintroduced Gandhian principles to American civil rights workers, showing how direct action could expose the immorality and fragility of racist white power structures.