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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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University trustee Thomas Pritzker (center) with former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (left) and University President Robert Zimmer (right) in 2019. Courtesy of the University of Chicago

University Trustee Thomas Pritzker Named in New Epstein Documents

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / November 18, 2025
The notorious financier and sex offender wrote in a text message that UChicago Trustee Thomas Pritzker (M.B.A. ’76, J.D. ’76) was “like family,” according to documents released by the House Oversight Committee on November 12.
Political donations from the current trustees by election cycle from the 1999–2000 election cycle to the 2023–24 election cycle. Source: Federal Election Commission

Current UChicago Trustees’ Donations to Republicans Skyrocketed in Last Two Years

By Zachary Leiter / May 22, 2025
UChicago trustees’ donations to Republican candidates increased considerably in the 2024 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by the Maroon.
The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse building in downtown Chicago, where the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division is located.

SEC Drops Charges Against UChicago Trustee’s Crypto Trading Firm

By Katherine Weaver / April 10, 2025
Don Wilson’s Chicago-based crypto trading firm Cumberland DRW had been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with violating federal registration laws for cryptocurrency brokers.
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where DOGE is located.

UChicago Trustee Joins DOGE, Targets Social Security

By Zachary Leiter / April 4, 2025
UChicago Trustee and multibillionaire Antonio Gracias (J.D. ’98), a close friend of Elon Musk, has been tasked with targeting what he called “tremendous fraud” at the Social Security Administration.
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