Ken Griffin is no stranger to giving out big gifts in the big cities where he lives and does business. In Chicago, the financial magnate donated $125 million in 2019 to help modernize the Museum of Science and Industry. Now the billionaire founder of the Citadel financial empire is using his fortune to make a mark in Florida, where he moved from Chicago in 2022. His gifts are the highest-profile example of how recently transplanted financial professionals are forging a new era of philanthropy across the Sunshine State. From Tampa to Miami and Sarasota to Boca Raton, affluent young people and families rooted in Wall Street careers have helped drive a boom in giving. Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
Ken Griffin and a fair chunk of his firm left because the city, states attorney, cook county circuit court system and the state backed off on enforcing criminal law, and apparently intentionally let crime get out of control. He warned the city and county. He made huge donations to charities and our cultural scene (hospitals and museums) while he was here. The D’s from Pritzker on down said don’t let the door hit you in the a** on the way out, and that it was no big deal. Chicago’s loss. I saw that Pritzker only recently admitted he was sad… Read more »
He’s setting a really good example for Jumbo Belly to follow in Chicago.
Ken Griffin/David Geffen also donated $400M to Sloan Kettering cancer center.
https://www.mskcc.org/news-releases/mskcc-announces-landmark-400-million-gift-from-kenneth-griffin-and-david-geffen