Andy (December 29, 1967 - present) and Larry (June 21, 1965 - present) - The Wachowski Brothers are the creative force behind the blockbuster Matrix film trilogy. Prior to working in the film industry, the Wachowski brothers wrote comic books for Marvel Comics. Their first breakout film was an indie feature called Bound. They also directed big screen version of Speed Racer.

Don Hayner - Don Hayner is editor in chief of the Chicago Sun-Times. At the Sun-Times Hayner worked as a general assignment reporter, a personal finance writer, a neighborhood beat reporter and a Sunday features writer. He later became the city editor, metro editor and then managing editor. For five years he co-hosted —with Tom McNamee--a Saturday morning talk radio show for WLS (890AM) in the 1990s. He also co-authored three books with Tom McNamee: Streetwise Chicago, A History of Chicago Street Names; The Metro Chicago Almanac; and the Stadium: 1929-1994, The Official Commemorative History of the Chicago Stadium. Hayner is a graduate of Ripon College and John Marshall Law School.