Day 27: Chicago's Money Families-The Pritzkers

     This being as big of a city as it is, naturally there are going to be some families who've got some good amounts of money lying around.  Now, going with the assumption that not all wealthy families are the living embodiments of C. Montgomery Burns, there are also bound to be a decent amount of highly philanthropic families.  Well, truth be told, you're right.  Chicago has a fair amount of rich, generous families.  One of those families are the Pritzkers.  The most famous and well-known of the company's holdings is the Hyatt hotel chain, but they have also had their fingers in the Superior Bank of Chicago, the TransUnion credit bureau, and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, to name a few.  And, here is a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the things that the Pritzker family has affixed their name on via donation in the city.

• The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park
• The Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library
• The Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago
• The Pritzker Military Library
• The Pritzker Hall of Cosmology at the Adler Planetarium
• Pritzker Park in the Loop
• And the list goes on...

     Of course with a combined net worth of over $19 Billion(as of 2011), the fact that they are so generous with their money isn't that surprising.  So, next time you're out on the town, look around.  You might be benefiting from the generosity of the Pritzkers.