Jay A. Pritzker, board chairman of Hyatt Corp. and Hyatt International Corp. and Chicago’s leading philanthropist, was the guiding financial whiz of one of Chicago’s wealthiest and most ...

Anthony Pritzker, left, and Jay Robert Pritzker, who inherited at least $2.7 billion after helping break up a storied dynasty, are investing in private-equity and venture-capital deals.

Taking a bit of a victory lap while calling for fast action on two of his top priorities, J.B. Pritzker officially began his second term as leader of a state that he said has both “power” and ...

Sue Pritzker with three-year-old son Jay Robert Pritzker, the future Gov. J.B. Pritzker, in 1968 photo. Family photo.

Pritzker’s husband and his brother Robert Pritzker built on the family fortune started by their father, A.N. Pritzker, and their uncles. Jay and Robert Pritzker recognized an increase in postwar ...