Anthony Gay entered Illinois prison as a young man, expecting to serve as little as three and a half years.
Instead, he served 22, mostly in solitary confinement, where he badly and repeatedly mutilated himself. Now, he is suing the state, saying he was denied proper medical care for his mental illness and his incarceration amounted to torture.
Whether they'll be battling economic inequality, attempting to salvage the vestiges of an American retail icon, or investing in the burgeoning marketplace for legal marijuana, these 10 Chicago business leaders have quite a year ahead of them.
