The group, known for its high-pitched crooning, started performing together while students at Thornton Township High School in the south suburb and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
With a tagline of "This is Ice Box keeping your hip-hop fresh," he played rap music on a University of Chicago radio show at a time mainstream radio wouldn't touch the genre.
As an educational diagnostician, Mrs. Rieger tested children for learning disabilities and helped them identify strengths, weaknesses and a path forward.
In 1990, Ms. Morello founded Parents for Rock and Rap, a group that sought to protect the free speech of musicians in the face of a censorship movement.
For decades, the longtime Highland Park resident was a familiar face in the seats behind home plate at Wrigley Field, easily recognized by his pink hat.
