In 2009, he led a team of investors that took control of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, which he owned until his death.
Tyree earned his bachelor's and MBA degrees from Illinois State University in 1978 and 1980, respectively.
[1][2] In 1980, Tyree joined Mesirow Financial fresh out of business school as a research analyst.
[5] Tyree married his second wife, Eve, in 1996, after a first marriage had ended in divorce.
[3] They own a mansion on Chicago's Gold Coast and a lakefront summer house in Long Beach, Indiana.