Lang, and Michael Madigan. In 2017, Bluhm was criticized after calling in a request to Rahm Emanuel after making a $300,000 contribution. Philanthropy In 2005, he funded the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute with a $10 million gift. In 2013, he made a $25 million gift to Northwestern University, including $15 million earmarked for the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. In 2015, he made a $1 million donation to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2022, he made a $45 million donation to Northwestern Medicine for the Bluhm Heart Hospital. References Living people 1938 births Gies College of Business alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni Jewish American philanthropists American billionaires Illinois Democrats American real estate businesspeople American casino industry businesspeople 21st-century American Jews People associated with Mayer Brown