A prominent Chicago-area family is giving $100 million to University of Chicago Medicine to research how the immune system, bacteria in the body and genetics can work together to keep people healthy.
The donation from the Duchossois family is the largest single gift to University of Chicago Medicine in its history. The family has given smaller amounts to University of Chicago Medicine in the past but, with this gift, the family hopes to help spark a transformation in medicine.
Half of the gift comes from Craig Duchossois, chairman and CEO of The Duchossois Group, and his wife, Janet. The other half is from The Duchossois Family Foundation, which is made up of family members spanning three generations and includes patriarch Richard Duchossois, the chairman of Arlington International Racecourse, who started building his fortune making freight cars.
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