An obituary may well be the hardest thing to write. It has to be composed in a hurry during a period of bereavement. Those closest to the person who died may not be in a condition to write it. The ...

Scott Turow, whose 16 books have sold more than 30 million copies, speaks at the Champaign Public Library during a 2022 visit. Marty Kaplan Sally Jenkins Rick Reilly Jim Nondorf Wendy Kelley Adam ...

Ironically, one of the best tools for living a good life can be the announcement of its termination: the obituary. Especially if you write your own obituary yourself. Here’s why: Life is propulsive.

BRAIDWOOD, IL — Retired Will County Sheriff's Lt. Lynnsey Jean "Lynn" Jencon, who was well-known and highly respected by her peers at the sheriff's office, did not leave it up to a funeral home to ...