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March 16 at 6:47 p.m.
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Mesirow CEO James Tyree dies of cancer

By Becky Yerak

Mesirow CEO James Tyree at his office in 2009. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

James Tyree, the Mesirow Financial chief executive who led the group that took control of Sun-Times Media in 2009, died Wednesday, five months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Tyree had stepped up to save the Chicago Sun-Times when it was floundering in bankruptcy court. He led an investor group that bought it for $26 million. Get the full story »

Nov. 22, 2010 at 9:27 a.m.
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Filed under: Bank failures, Banking, Chicago executives, M&A

Ex-Chicago bankers pick up second failed bank

By Becky Yerak

A bank investor group that includes turnaround financier Wilbur L. Ross Jr. and several former PrivateBancorp and MB Financial executives on Friday made its second purchase of a failed bank this year. Get the full story »