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
98. Terry Duffy 100. Andrew Mason 99 Anita Alvarez Age: 53 Occupation: State’s attorney, Cook County Next Back Last year she seemed to defend police coercion in a disastrous 60 Minutes interview and shrank from charging Richard Vanecko, the nephew of Richard M. Daley (No. 52), with manslaughter—decisions that tarnished her once-rising star. Photograph: BRIAN … Read more
93. Jesse Ruiz 95. Joanne Smith 94 James Bell Age: 64 Occupation: Chairman, Chicago Infrastructure Trust Next Back Chicago’s bones need fixing, and the ex-Boeing executive runs the panel that decides how to spend the money. That alone makes Bell a player, especially if he can keep the politics and dealmaking clean. Photograph: NANCY STONE/CHICAGO … Read more
97. Tony Hu 99. Anita Alvarez 98 Terry Duffy Age: 54 Occupation: Executive chairman, CME Group Next Back This corporate operator par excellence came out on top in the shakeup at CME last year. Now he’s got to restore confidence in the world’s largest futures exchange. Photograph: E. JASON WAMBSGANS/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
