Pete Kastanes, chronicler of "Vanished Chicagoland," dies at 62

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date April 28, 2026, 1 p.m.
Last Updated April 28, 2026, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pete-kastanes-chronicler-vanished-chicagoland-obit/

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[ Pete Kastanes ][4] , an amateur Chicago historian who ran the Vanished Chicagoland social media pages and hosted a podcast on the topic, died last week. Kastanes' family said in a published obituary that he died Friday, April 25. He was 62. An Oak Lawn native, Kastanes attended Koreas Greek Elem...