This website stores data such as cookies to enable essential site functionality, as well as marketing, personalization, and analytics. By remaining on this website, you indicate your consent.— commonly known as “genius” grants — awards winners $800,000, which is paid out over five years by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The no-strings-attached grants are given to creative people across a variety of fields.
Promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishments.Kori Rumore tells stories using data and the Chicago Tribune's archives. The Missouri School of Journalism graduate grew up in Des Plaines near the original McDonald's restaurant. Her first book, "He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories," co-authored with Marianne Mather, was released in February 2020.