America at 250: How Chicago businessman Julius Rosenwald used his fortune to transform education

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date May 15, 2026, 11 p.m.
Last Updated May 15, 2026, 11 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/america-at-250-businessman-philanthropist-julius-rosenwald/

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In the early 1900s, a brilliant Chicago businessman set the standard for corporate success and used his fortune to help transform education across the U.S. At the turn of the 20th century, Chicago was the place to be. "It was one of the fastest growing if not the fastest growing city in the world,...