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Primary source of wealth: International Harvester (now known as Navistar International), and the now-defunct Chicago Times newspaper.

Ranked #10 by wealth in America's 60 Families.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cyrus McCormick	Inventor	15-Feb-1809	13-May-1884	Invented grain harvester
Robert McCormick	Business	30-Jul-1880	1-Apr-1955	Xenophobe in the Tribune Tower
Alicia Patterson	Business	15-Oct-1906	2-Jul-1963	Founder of Newsday
Cissy Patterson	Business	7-Nov-1881	24-Jul-1948	First female newspaper publisher
Joseph Medill Patterson	Business	6-Jan-1879	26-May-1946	Founder of New York Daily News

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