In these final days of 2025, we're taking a look back at the people and stories that moved Chicago over the past 12 months.

Karen Jean Miller, 63, of Martinez, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. She was born on December 5, 1962, in Gary, Indiana. Karen was a sales representative for Bruno’s Rentals. She ...

Karen Jean Scarpa, age 75, of Ansonia, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in her home. She was the devoted wife of 36 years of the late Adolph Scarpa. Karen was born in Middletown on ...

NCR: What was Dolton, Illinois, the neighborhood you grew up in, like? Prevost: There was nothing really out of the ordinary about Dolton. The block was a block. You knew everyone that was living on ...