March 22 at 10:12 a.m.
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By Becky Yerak
Jim Tyree in 2009. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Mesirow Financial colleagues, a U.S. Senator, a governor and neighborhood folks from the South Side were among those who jammed into Old St. Patrick’s Church Monday night to attend a funeral Mass for James Tyree, the financier and Sun-Times owner who died last week at age 53.
The first of three eulogies was given by Richard Price, a longtime Mesirow executive who has replaced Tyree as chairman and chief executive of the Chicago-based financial services firm.
Price, whose voice wavered on at least a couple of occasions, said his business partner had a “desire to be hands-on,” noting that 55 of Mesirow’s 1,200 workers reported directly to him. The two executives were tight, even vacationing together with their families. Get the full story »
March 18 at 1:37 p.m.
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From Crain’s Chicago Business | Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. has named President and Chief Operating Officer Richard Price, 63, its new chairman and CEO following the death of Jim Tyree, who had held the roles for 17 years. Get the full story>>
March 16 at 6:47 p.m.
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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 »
