Friday, September 18, 2026

Death of Mark Josephson on 7/19/26 (9/18/26)

Mark Josephson died on July 19 according to this article under the category label (along with Arts and Culture and news): Mitch Dudek, Mark 'DJ Ice Box' Josephson, an early champion of Chicago rap, has died at 58 (Chicago Sun Times 9/18/26), here. The excerpt related to his DOJ Tax service is:

Mr. Josephson DJed during his time as a U. of C. student and for eight years after graduating. After law school at Northwestern University, he worked for the Department of Justice’s tax division and for then-Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

Clarification: Lisa Madigan was the Illinois Attorney General.

Two comments:

1. I don’t have information in my database about Mark. If anyone has the years of service and positions, please let me know.

2. The obituary linked above is a great read. I recommend it to alumni!