Jim Crown, an executive and philanthropist who recently announced an effort to rally other Chicago business leaders to help fight violent crime, has died in a car crash on a racing track near Aspen
The Pitkin County coroner's office says Crown, a grandson of industrialist Henry Crown and the CEO of Henry Crown & Co., was involved in a single-vehicle accident Sunday at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that financier Lester Crown said his son's race car hit a wall while going around a curve. Earlier this month, Jim Crown said he and other Chicago corporate leaders were committed to finding jobs for as many as 10,000 young men. The Follow UpWhat do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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