Morton Schapiro

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Morton Schapiro

Age: 59

Occupation: President, Northwestern University

This economist used numbers to argue for demolishing Prentice Women’s Hospital, claiming a biomedical research facility would bring in $390 million a year in jobs, grants, and more. At presstime, Rahm was on his side, but the fate of Prentice was still undecided.

Photograph: CHRIS WALKER/CHICAGO TRIBUNE