Pritzker family matriarch Marian "Cindy" Pritzker died on March 15 at the age of 101. She was the wife of Hyatt Hotels founder Jay Pritzker and the aunt of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who she took ...

Marian “Cindy” Friend Pritzker, the matriarch of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, has died at the age of 101. She was ...

Pritzker, who was 101, died Saturday, according to a family spokesperson. She was Gov. JB Pritzker’s aunt and had homes in the Streeterville neighborhood and Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Her influence extended to — and through — her family, to the next generation of Pritzkers. She was the mother of five and aunt to Gov. JB Pritzker and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny ...

Cindy Pritzker, born on the South Side, “touched the lives of many, serving as a role model for resilience, determination and the power of laughter,” her family said in a statement.