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MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multibillion dollar donations to charities and racial equity causes, announced June 15, 2021, that she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations. In Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago has received $40 million and Kennedy-King college received $5 million. (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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