Jan Grayson, who led state’s department of commerce and chaired Chicago Architecture Foundation board, dies at 84

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Dec. 23, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 23, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/23/jan-grayson-obituary-commerce-department/

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Jan Grayson led the state agency formerly known as the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs — the state’s economic development arm — for four years during the administration of the late Gov. Jim Edgar, and he later chaired the board of the Chicago Architecture Foundation. “Jan was an affabl...