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Sen. Edward Kennedy Passes Away

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 26, 2009 2:20PM

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has passed away at the age of 77 from brain cancer. Our mother site Gothamist has more on the passing of the legendary (and occasionally embattled) Senator and the Sun-Times has some great photos of Kennedy on visits to Chicago.

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