Lloyd Wendt

Lloyd Wendt (May 16, 1908 – October 21, 2007) was a longtime Chicago journalist and the author of a number of books. After a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's, Wendt died in a nursing home in Sanford, Florida.

Wendt was originally from Spencer, South Dakota. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and joined the ''Chicago Tribune ''as a reporter in 1934. After serving in naval intelligence as a lieutenant from 1943 to 1946, he returned to the Tribune, then in 1961 became editor of the ''Chicago's American'' newspaper, remaining as both editor and publisher when the paper changed its name to ''Chicago Today'' in 1969.

Wendt co-authored several books with colleague Herman Kogan, wrote others on his own and taught fiction at Northwestern. He died at age 99. Provided by Wikipedia