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Lois Weisberg (May 6, 1925 – January 13, 2016) [1] was the first Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago, from 1989 until January 2011.. She was profiled by writer Malcolm Gladwell in a 1999 New Yorker essay, "Six Degrees of Lois Weisberg"; Gladwell, called Weisberg a "connector" for her ability to connect people from differing communities, and included the essay about her ...
The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
Mary Ann Smith (November 2, 1946 – July 31, 2024) [1] was an alderman of the 48th ward of the City of Chicago; she was appointed in 1989 by Mayor Richard M. Daley to replace Kathy Osterman. [2] She won re-election in 1991, and was re-elected four more times before retiring in 2011. [3] [4] She served as a member of the Chicago Commission on ...
The clerk is a citywide elected office, and is one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, along with the Mayor and the Treasurer. The current city clerk is Anna Valencia. One former city clerk is more famous for his non-political activities: The late Baseball Hall of Famer Cap Anson served one term from 1905-1907.
Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
On July 8, 1991, Pope John Paul II appointed Goedert as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and titular bishop of Tamazeni. He was consecrated by then Archbishop Joseph Bernardin on August 29, 1991. In 1998, Goedert was one of 75 U.S. Catholic bishops to condemn the U.S. policy on strategic nuclear weapons.
Celebrity Deaths in 2023: Stars We’ve Lost. Read article. Before the premiere of his eponymous talk show series in 1991, Springer earned a law degree from Northwestern University in 1968. He ...
On December 13, 2006, Michelle Harris was confirmed as Alderwoman by the Chicago City Council and sworn in. [6] Harris has subsequently been reelected in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019. In 2014, she had expressed support for a proposed marijuana dispensary on 87th street [ 7 ] and by 2015 had changed her opinion on the issue. [ 8 ]