86. Christopher Kennedy 88. Byron Trott 87 Glenn Tilton Age: 64 Occupation: Midwest chairman, JPMorgan Chase Next Back Few Chicagoans are savvier about the complexities of global business than this former CEO (Texaco, UAL). No wonder Tilton, a key executive at the nation’s largest bank, was handpicked to lead a job creation task force organized … Read more
89. Joe Berrios 91. Dan McCaffery 90 Michelle Boone Age: 51 Occupation: Commissioner, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, City of Chicago Next Back This former Joyce Foundation exec’s ambitious new cultural plan will determine the future of many public events and arts groups. Photograph: ABEL URIBE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
35. Brad Keywell 37. Cardinal Francis George 36 David Vitale Age: 66 Occupation: President, Chicago Board of Education Next Back Even before Mayor Emanuel tapped him to lead the city’s school board in 2011, this one-time head of the Chicago Board of Trade had insider cred: He was the behind-the-scenes budgetary guru for wunderkind CPS … Read more
65. Tom Wilson 67. John Calamos Sr. 66 Tyrone Fahner Age: 70 Occupation: Partner, Mayer Brown Next Back This high-powered litigator has gone on the offensive on the state’s pension issue. “The problem is ‘unfixable’ because you, collectively, won’t fix it,” he wrote in a letter to Governor Quinn (No. 70) in November. Could Fahner’s … Read more
69. Michael Ferro Jr. 71. Jim Franczek Jr. 70 Pat Quinn Age: 64 Occupation: Governor, State of Illinois Next Back He made the list this year! (To see why, read "Can't This Man Get Any Respect?") Photograph: NANCY STONE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
84. Desirée Rogers 86. Christopher Kennedy 85 Brendan Sodikoff Age: 34 Occupation: Restaurateur Next Back This prolific trendsetter (Gilt Bar, Bavette’s) draws a see-and-be-seen crowd that includes many names on this list. Photograph: ALEX GARCIA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Governor Pat Quinn is smart, well meaning, and as honest as Abe. Too bad he’s become the Rodney Dangerfield of Illinois politics (and No. 70 on the Power 100 list).
When these nine power brokers tweet, this many people listen.
63. Robert Falls 65. Tom Wilson 64 James Reynolds Jr. Age: 58 Occupation: Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital Markets Next Back He’s an influential African-American investment banker who believes in fostering talented young minorities. And the boutique firm he cofounded just completed its first billion-dollar deal, leading a municipal bond sale for the City of … Read more
