Happy St. Valentine's Day (Massacre)
In our archives, Jonathan Eig gives “the most logical and satisfying solution to the crime ever presented.” Plus: the St. Valentine’s Day massacre as technological innovation.
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'Hostage' Sam LaHood—Will John McCain Negotiate His Release?
A source close to the senator told me this morning that McCain, who chairs the board of the International Republican Institute—Sam LaHood heads the Cairo office of that NGO—is “leading a congressional delegation” next week, visiting Egypt and other countries in the region. Will the Arizona senator emerge from the trip as a hero and statesman?…
52. Michael Sacks
« 51. Patrick Ryan53. Jeanne Gang » AGE: 49 OCCUPATION: CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management This investment whiz, mega-Democrat, and art-loving buddy of the mayor’s popped into view last summer when Emanuel named him chief corporate ambassador for Chicago. Now Sacks is tapping his network of CEOs to rustle up millions in private-sector cash for the … Read more
51. Patrick Ryan
« 50. Patricia Hemingway Hall52. Michael Sacks » AGE: 74 OCCUPATION: CEO, Ryan Specialty Group In January the insurance company this billionaire founded—Aon—decided to move its headquarters to London, potentially sticking him with a mammoth capital gains tax bill. But how many people can say they created from scratch a company with a $15.6 billion … Read more
46. Sunil Kumar
« 45. John McDonough47. Karen Lewis » AGE: 43 OCCUPATION: Dean, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Eleven months after this Indian-born former Stanford associate dean took over in January 2011, Booth toppled Northwestern’s Kellogg School from the number one spot on Bloomberg Businessweek’s list of the best MBA programs—a position Kellogg had held … Read more
50. Patricia Hemingway Hall
« 49. Craig Donohue51. Patrick Ryan » AGE: 58 OCCUPATION: President and CEO, Health Care Service Corporation With health care costs zooming, the power to decide whether your doctor’s visit will be reimbursed is huge. And no single Chicagoan has more say on that than Hemingway Hall. She runs the company that owns the area’s … Read more
5. Rocky Wirtz
« 4. Mike Madigan6. David Axelrod » AGE: 59 OCCUPATION: Chairman, Chicago Blackhawks and Wirtz Corp.; co-owner, United Center If you doubt that Wirtz is the consummate networker, just glance inside the United Center, where players of one sort (Emanuel, Pritzker, Sacks) hobnob near players of another (Rose, Noah, Boozer). But “his clout would be … Read more
49. Craig Donohue
« 48. Theo Epstein50. Patricia Hemingway Hall » AGE: 50 OCCUPATION: CEO, CME Group With big bank HQs gone from town, CME—created by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Merc and the Board of Trade—represents the city’s last claim to global financial significance. Its chief proved he knows how to play that card when he … Read more
48. Theo Epstein
« 47. Karen Lewis49. Craig Donohue » AGE: 38 OCCUPATION: President of baseball operations, Chicago Cubs In only a few months, the former Red Sox GM has improved clubhouse culture (see the Carlos Zambrano trade) and coined a phrase—“the Cubs Way”—that stands for philosophical change on and off the field. Because Epstein has the power … Read more
47. Karen Lewis
« 46. Sunil Kumar48. Theo Epstein » AGE: 58 OCCUPATION: President, Chicago Teachers Union This Dartmouth grad and former science teacher may be her own worst enemy (was it really necessary to mock Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s lisp?). But with contract negotiations on the horizon (the current teachers’ deal expires June 30), the union … Read more