{"id":709,"date":"2023-05-18T14:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2023-05-18T14:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:05:35","slug":"sam-zell-chicago-real-estate-magnate-and-grave-dancer-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/sam-zell-chicago-real-estate-magnate-and-grave-dancer-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sam Zell, Chicago Real Estate Magnate and &#8220;Grave Dancer,&#8221; Dies at 81&#8243;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sam-zell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sam-zell.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americantidings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sam-zell-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americantidings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sam-zell-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Zell, a renowned Chicago real estate magnate known for his ability to revive struggling properties, has passed away at the age of 81. Zell, nicknamed &#8220;the grave dancer,&#8221; built a multibillion-dollar fortune through his unconventional approach to real estate investments. Despite facing setbacks, such as the Tribune Co. acquisition that led to its bankruptcy, Zell&#8217;s expertise extended beyond real estate, with a diverse portfolio of holdings. Born in Illinois to immigrant parents, Zell&#8217;s early entrepreneurial ventures foreshadowed his success in the business world. His contributions to the real estate industry and his trailblazing spirit leave behind a lasting legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Zell, a renowned Chicago real estate magnate known for his ability to revive struggling properties, has passed away at the age of 81. Zell, nicknamed &#8220;the grave dancer,&#8221; built a multibillion-dollar fortune through his unconventional approach to real estate investments. Despite facing setbacks, such as the Tribune Co. acquisition that led to its bankruptcy,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":true,"_kad_post_footer":true,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[13],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-samzell"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":711,"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709\/revisions\/711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americantidings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}