Good riddance to our biggest philanthropist?

Who was the largest donor to charitable causes in our State's history? The CEO of Citadel, Ken Griffen. Gov Fatso chased him out along with the majority of their employees.

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Philanthropy (Illinois) — over $600M before leaving for Miami in 2022

• $125 million to the University of Chicago's economics department (renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics) in 2017, with cumulative giving to UChicago around $150M. WikipediaChicago Magazine

• $125 million to the Museum of Science and Industry in 2019 — the largest gift in the museum's history; it was renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Wikipedia

• $21.5 million to the Field Museum (the dinosaur hall is the Griffin Dinosaur Experience). Wikipedia

• $19 million to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007 for the Renzo Piano–designed Modern Wing addition, named Kenneth and Anne Griffin Court. Wikipedia

• $25 million to the UChicago Crime Lab to fund the Community Safety Leadership Academies, plus ~$15M for lakefront/606-trail-area improvements and $7.5M for CPS student broadband. Crain Currency

• A $130 million "parting gift" in June 2022 spread across 40 Chicago institutions as Citadel relocated to Miami — University of Chicago ($30M), Northwestern Medicine ($25M), Field Museum ($20M), MSI ($10M), Fourth Presbyterian ($10M), with $5M each to Lurie Children's, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, MCA, and the Art Institute. BloombergCrain's Chicago Business