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Amazing Grace: Lake Forest secret millionaire donates fortune to college

Undated photo of Grace Groner, inset, and an exterior view of her modest Lake Forest home. (Chris Walker / Tribune)

Secret millionaire donates her fortune

Grace Groner lived frugally in a one-bedroom house in Lake Forest. Upon her death in January, she donated $7 million to Lake Forest College, her alma mater. Her estate stemmed from a $180 stock purchase in 1935.

Dead Peoples Gas worker's family praises man who tried to save him

The Peoples Gas worker who died Wednesday in a below-ground construction accident in the West Loop was identified this morning as Michael Gryga, whose relatives praised the man who unsuccessfully tried to rescue him.

Alexi Giannoulias seeks to explain family bank’s troubles

Democratic Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias took a media tour Wednesday to clear the air about his involvement in his family's struggling bank, which he said he expects will fail in the coming months.

Chicago Tribune Festival of Homes

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8 beer sites you should be using

8 great beer web sites

These sites may dramatically change the way you think about, purchase, and drink beer.

Chicago's nightlife in pictures

Chicago's nightlife in pictures

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10 more movies Tim Burton should remake

10 movies Tim Burton should remake

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