Ken Griffin Putting Down Roots In Palm Beach
ByThree years after successfully defending his title as the richest man in Illinois from his now ex-wife, is Ken Griffin considering its voluntary surrender? Probably not anytime soon: He’s pretty deeply enmeshed in Chicago’s civic life, and after convincing the courts that his three young children should have to stay there and not move to New York with their mother, it’d be pretty awkward to ask them to sign off on a different East Coast relocation.
On the other hand, the Windy City does not really feature suitable accommodation for the likes of Ken Griffin. Things aren’t looking good for his buddies the mayor and governor, and the Citadel chief has some pretty strong feelings about what’s likely to happen to Illinois if those men are not re-hired by the voters…