Joseph M. Stanfa, 77, a lifelong resident of Chicago Heights, and father of a Bradley resident, died suddenly Sunday (Feb. 21, 2010).
Daryl Edwin Clark, 85, of Bourbonnais, died Saturday (Feb. 20, 2010) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
Amelia Y. (Dinelli) Residori, 95, of South Wilmington, died Thursday (Feb. 25, 2010) at Heritage Manor in Dwight.
Clara A. Couwenhoven, 82, of Momence, formerly of South Holland, died Tuesday (Feb. 23, 2010).
Annie Tallie, 88, of Country Hills Health Center, El Cajon, Calif., formerly of Kankakee, died Feb. 19, 2010.
• Nine-year-old Rebecca O’Connor, a fourth-grader at Chebanse Grade School, pays attention in class, even when there’s no grade attached to the lesson being taught. And that knowledge came in handy earlier this week as she saved her grandpa’s life.
• There’s an app for that. Pop culture columnist Colleen Loggins found some humorous ones. Check it out in the Life section.
• U.S. short-track speedskater Katherine Reutter set an Olympic record while winning her heat in the women’s 1,000-meter event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday. The quarterfinals are tonight.
• Several teachers in the classrooms of Zion Lutheran School in Chebanse are still using overhead projectors and blackboards. But, that is about to change thanks to nearly $90,000 raised in a benefit for the school.
• When Carol Case learned that members of her family had celiac’s disease (gluten intolerance), she started looking for gluten-free recipes and for stores that sold gluten-free products. Learn more in today’s Life section.
• Descriptions of the performances by Bishop McNamara Catholic High School’s standout guard Derek O’Connor are beginning to be a bit of a broken record. But the Irish players, coaches and fans don’t mind and will happily listen to the tune as long as the record plays.
Watch Toyota President Akio Toyoda testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Steven R. Cardosi, 61, of Englewood, Fla., since 2008, formerly of Custer Park, died at his residence Feb. 14, 2010.
Arthur DeValk, 93, of Watseka, died Tuesday morning (Feb. 23, 2010) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a sudden illness.
