Background
Tyree grew up in the Beverly neighborhood on Chicago"s South Side.
Tyree grew up in the Beverly neighborhood on Chicago"s South Side.
He graduated from Marist High School in 1975. Tyree earned his bachelor"s and Master of Business Administration degrees from Illinois State University in 1978 and 1980, respectively.
In 2009, he led a team of investors that took control of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, which he owned until his death. In 1980, Tyree joined Mesirow Financial fresh out of business school as a research analyst. In 1990, he became the firm"s president, and in 1994, he became the firm"s chairman and chief executive officer
From 1990 until his death, Tyree oversaw 50 acquisitions by Mesirow.
In September 2009, Tyree and a group of investors he was leading placed a $5 million bid, which was accepted to purchase the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper and its bankrupt company, Sun-Times Media Group Incorporated. As part of their offer, Tyree and his group also had agreed to assume $20 million in liabilities.
Eve had been Mesirow"s chief financial officer Tyree suffered from diabetes.
On October 20, 2010 his diagnosis with stomach cancer was revealed.
On March 16, 2011, Tyree died of hospital complications.