Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86
Frank was the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out, and also the first to marry a same-sex partner.
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Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91
Armani, who maintained a firm grip on his empire and collections until the end, had been reluctant to discuss succession, but had announced a foundation as a succession tool to avoid his businesses being split up.
Former U of I System president described as ‘trailblazer’ dies at 90
Stanley Ikenberry was named the youngest president in U of I history at 44 years old in 1979 and later returned to the presidency in an interim capacity.
Illinois pitching coach Mark Allen dies at 49 after battling cancer
Mark Allen, who had been Illinois’ pitching coach for the last five seasons, has died. He was 49.