Gov. Tina Kotek nominated Wendt after Fariborz Pakseresht, the long-time director, retired in October. Wendt will oversee one of the state’s largest agencies, which is charged with caring for some of ...

George Wendt was a child of Beverly, that tightly-knit, leafy neighborhood on the South Side where he was celebrated Sunday. He was also a product of Old Town, that equally lovely but more frenetic ...

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The late comedy legend George Wendt will soon be commemorated in Chicago with an honorary street name. Wendt died in May at the age of 76. Born Oct. 17, 1948, Wendt grew up in the South Side's Beverly ...

A shredding and sorting system provided by Wendt Corp. will help global metals producer Novelis make recycled-content aluminum in Kentucky. Wendt Corp. says the newly installed flexible shredding and ...

"Cheers" star George Wendt had experienced years of health issues when he died suddenly in May. According to a death certificate reviewed by USA TODAY on June 10, the 76-year-old actor was pronounced ...

George Wendt, the iconic actor best known for his role as Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom “Cheers,” died from cardiac arrest with other underlying causes and contributing conditions, People ...

Two weeks after the death of Cheers alum George Wendt, the actor’s cause of death has been revealed. According to a death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which was ...

"Cheers" actor George Wendt's cause of death has been revealed. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health listed Wendt's immediate cause of death as cardiac arrest with congestive heart ...

On Tuesday, May 20, Wendt's publicist, Melissa Nathan, confirmed that he had died earlier that morning in a statement shared with PEOPLE George Wendt's cause of death has been revealed. According to a ...

The cause of death for Cheers star George Wendt is now known. The actor died from cardiac arrest, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ. The certificate, released by the Los Angeles ...

George Wendt’s cause of death has been revealed weeks after his sudden passing. The “Cheers” star, famous for playing barfly Norm Peterson in all 11 seasons of the beloved NBC show, died from cardiac ...