ZELL'S ANGELS

Chicago billionaire Sam Zell, 81, had a close relationship with the UAE’s royal family

Sam Zell’s death last week capped a legendary career as a successful risk-loving investor who cultivated warm ties with both Israel and the Gulf

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Sam Zell appears on Fox Business program "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street"  in 2019

Sam Zell, the blunt-talking, motorcycle-riding Chicago tycoon who sold his real estate business for $39 billion and invested disastrously in newspapers, died last week at 81.Zell made his fortune buying and selling distressed properties, and delighted at being known...