obituary

A Republican colleague said George Wendt will be a remembered as a “stalwart advocate” of conservative principles on the McLean County Board.

The unexpected death Sunday of D’Mitri Dunson-Riggs, three days before his 35th birthday, leaves a void in the game he loved.

The head of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP said the Rev. Jesse Jackson's legacy lives on in getting young people engaged in the Civil Rights Movement.

Jeanette Barrett, a former and longtime McLean County clerk, has died at age 99. Barrett served as county clerk for 21 years and retired in 1998.

Luke Stremlau, executive director of the Bloomington Election Commission, died Saturday after a brief illness.

Ryan Whitehouse, the Illinois Farm Bureau’s director of national legislation, died Wednesday following an accident in Michigan.

The matriarch of a prominent Bloomington-Normal business family has died. Linda Shirk was 79.

Bill Sulaski, a longtime community leader and booster of Illinois State University, has died at age 85. He was the first chair on ISU's Board of Trustees.

Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball's best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died. He was 65.

Ryan was imprisoned for bribery scheme while serving as Secretary of State.