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Everyday, Tim Carwinski (nee Carraher), lost himself among the cypresses, cedars, and sequoias in the Jardin des Prébendes d’Oé. Advocacy for the underdog would define Tim’s life, but first he needed to find peace in the winding 19th-century English-style oasis in the center of Tours, France.

His senior year at Boston College bruised him. As director of an LGBTQ+ su...

The Reverend Dr. F. Dean Lueking, 98, a longtime resident of Oak Park and River Forest and former pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, died on June 25, 2026 at Sunrise of River Forest after a brief illness. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 21, 1928, the son of Fred and Tyra Lueking, he grew up there through his high school years. He began his preparation fo...

Ada Fournier died on June 22, 2026, surrounded by family, after 87 wonderful years of life. A native Oak Parker, she graduated from Irving Elementary and Oak Park and River Forest High School, then attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Physical Education.

In 1961, she married John “Jack” Fournier, a fellow...

John G. Frick, 66, of Oak Park, died on April 2, 2026. Born in St. Charles on Feb. 22, 1960, he worked as a pharmacist for over forty years, beginning his career after graduating from pharmacy school at the University of Illinois. He was dedicated to his work and the people he served. A lifelong Cubs and Bears fan, who was rarely without his portable radio — known to the fam...