The investors in Sun-Times Media Holdings have elected Jeremy Halbreich successor to the late James Tyree as chairman.
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Tyree remembered for ‘hands-on’ style
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 »
Death of Tyree ruled an accident
The death of Sun-Times owner James Tyree has been ruled an accident by the Cook County medical examiner.
An autopsy on Tyree found that he died of an air embolism following a dialysis catheter removal, the office said. It also listed pneumonia and metastatic cancer of the stomach as secondary causes, but ruled his death an accident.
Mesirow CEO James Tyree dies of cancer
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 »
