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Notable Families & Figures of Illinois

The notable families, dynasties, companies, and figures of Illinois — profiled from public sources.

The Pritzker FamilyThe Chicago dynasty behind Hyatt Hotels — and architecture's most prestigious award.Read profile →The Wrigley FamilyThe chewing-gum dynasty that also long owned the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field.Read profile →The McCormick FamilyCyrus McCormick, whose reaper and Chicago works mechanized American farming.Read profile →The Field FamilyMarshall Field, whose Chicago department store defined American retailing.Read profile →The Armour FamilyThe family whose Chicago stockyards empire fed a nation.Read profile →The Swift FamilyGustavus Swift, refrigerated-rail pioneer and Chicago packing baron.Read profile →The Palmer FamilyPotter and Bertha Palmer, whose fortune and art collection shaped Chicago.Read profile →Hugh HefnerThe Chicago-born founder of Playboy and a magazine empire.Read profile →The Crown FamilyThe Chicago family behind Material Service and a stake in General Dynamics.Read profile →Jane AddamsThe Nobel-winning founder of Chicago's Hull House and a mother of social work.Read profile →
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