He never regained consciousness after undergoing minor surgery Tuesday. He was 59. A funeral service will be held Wednesday.
The filmmaker and actor with hits like ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Groundhog Day’ worked from Highland Park after leaving L.A. nearly 20 years ago.
Visitation and service times.
Visitation and service times
After coming to grips with her kids' coming out around 1980, Marilyn Keller of Niles founded PFLAG Glenview, now PFLAG Deerfield, and was surrogate mom, supporter of 100s of LGBTs.
Banchet, who opened the Wheeling restaurant in 1973, was considered one of the best chefs in the country.
Friends and colleagues gathered outside Trotter's shuttered Lincoln Park restaurant to pay tribute to the visionary chef, mentor and philanthropist.
Chicago Chef Charlie Trotter died Tuesday. He was 54.
Trotter closed his Lincoln Park restaurant last year after 25 years. He was a pioneer and fixture in the Chicago gourmet food scene.