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police vice squad members who were where members were entertained by
tasked with making sure the club followed women who were, ahem, not always their
Prohibition laws. wives.
During the renovation, she said workers To top things off, Lieber led us to
found a vintage "recipe book from back in Cindy's Rooftop, a popular restaurant
the day. Which is one of the reasons why perched atop the hotel's 13th floor under a
it's won a 'Best Bar in the World' award," glass atrium. It boasts local wild and sea-
she said. sonal produce and fresh seafood prepared
The building's basement once had a by Top Chef contestant Executive Chef
bowling alley and even a shooting range. Kaleena Bliss.
Those are gone, but the hotel does have a The restaurant, which has sweeping
Game Room off the lobby where visitors views of Lake Michigan from its terrace, is
can play skii ball, play shuffleboard, bil- named for Cindy Pritzker, a centenarian
liards and chess. A recent addition is two and matriarch of the Pritzker family. A
electronic games for kids. smiling, Andy Warhol-painted portrait of
We also stopped in at the Cherry Circle her from 1982 hangs in the restaurant's pri-
Room restaurant, which Lieber said was vate dining room. Reportedly still spry,
once something of a "gentleman's club," Cindy turned 101 in December.
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