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Tuesday, February 11
Michael Jordan split his $8.7m settlement from Dominick's into donations to 23 charities throughout the area, among them the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Casa Central.
Here's everywhere he donated, should you care to be like Mike:
• After School Matters
• Casa Central
• Children's Literacy Initiative
• Chicago Scholars
• Chicago Youth Programs
• Christopher House
• Common Threads
• Erikson Institute
• Gary Comer Youth Center
• Greater Chicago Food Depository
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund -- Illinois
• KEEN Chicago
• La Casa Norte
• La Rabida Children's Hospital
• Make-A-Wish Illinois
• New Moms
• New Teacher Center
• The Ounce of Prevention Fund
• Project Exploration
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
• Sinai Health System
• SOS Children's Villages Illinois
• Tutoring Chicago
by Robyn Nisi
A/Cby Steve Prokopy
A/Cby Nancy Bishop
Mechanicsby Jeff Smith
Drive Thruby Brandy Gonsoulin
Transmissionby Sarah Brooks
Book Clubby Emma Terhaar
Mechanicsby Phil Huckelberry
A/Cby Nancy Bishop
A/Cby Steve Prokopy