Pete Kastanes, who spread nostalgia with Vanished Chicagoland social media posts, dies at 62

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date April 29, 2026, 9 p.m.
Last Updated April 29, 2026, 9 p.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/29/pete-kastanes-who-spread-nostalgia-with-vanished-chicagoland-social-media-posts-dies-at-62

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] For Pete Kastanes, nostalgia was like salt — properly sprinkled, it made everything better. He liked to leaf through high school year...