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  • January 13, 2022 | People
    Attorney Jason Williams Joins Smith LaCien LLP

    Attorney Jason Williams has joined the personal injury law firm of Smith LaCien LLP. Previously, Williams practiced law at two Chicago law firms and ran a private practice for eight years.

    Launched in March 2020 by veteran trial lawyers Todd A. Smith and Brian LaCien, the firm concentrates in catastrophic personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Over the years, Smith and LaCien have won some of Illinois’s largest multi-million- dollar jury awards and settlements.

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Hon. Ralph S. Pearman 1929-2021

    The Honorable Ralph Stewart Pearman, 92, passed away peacefully at his home on November 20, 2021.

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Christopher T. Tucker 1962-2021

    Christopher T. Tucker, LC, 59, of Saint Charles, Missouri, formerly of Girard, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, November 16, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.  

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Hon. George H. Nafziger 1936-2021

    Hon. George H. Nafziger, 85, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at his home. He was born February 22, 1936, in Springfield, the son of Elmer R. and Theresa (Carroll) Nafziger. He married Rita Gooch on March 13, 1965, and she survives.

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Arnold B. Stein

    Arnold B. Stein, 73, beloved husband of Gail (nee Roland), father of Jennifer (Judd) Goodman, and the late Jeffrey, grandfather of Charlie and Jordan, and brother of Rick (Tova) lost his long and valiant fight to multiple myeloma.

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Gabriel S. Berrafato Sr. 1928-2021

    Gabriel S. Berrafato Sr., age 93, of Morton Grove and Glenview, IL, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on November 26, 2021.

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Andrew M. Liefer 1970-2021

    Andrew Myron Liefer, 51, of Shiloh, IL, born April 18, 1970, in St. Louis, MO, died Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. 

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Tyler A. Vanlonkhuyzen 1974-2021

    Tyler Andrew Vanlonkhuyzen, age 47, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Tyler Andrew VanLonkhuyzen was born October 21, 1974, in LaGrange, Illinois, to Mary Lou Muhs and Curtis Van Lonkhuyzen. On November 25, 2021, Tyler unexpectedly died in his home while doing what he loved, running on his treadmill and waiting for Thanksgiving festivities to start with his family. 

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Michael Vujovich 1948-2021

    Michael “Vuj” Vujovich, 73, of Petersburg, IL, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was born in Forbach, France, on August 11, 1948, to Milonja and Hildegard (Boguschewski) Vujovich.

  • January 10, 2022 | People
    Judge Jack B. Schmetterer 1931-2021

    Bankruptcy Judge Jack Schmetterer rarely if ever saw things in terms of black and white-which sounds unusual for a judge. But it's a characteristic that helped him seek justice everywhere and see life as so darned interesting.