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photography by brian sorg The Tourism Tycoon Hotel magnate Jonathan tisch is aiming to make CHiCago a loews kind of town. by novid parsi As Jonathan M. Tisch speaks, the word responsibility pops up time and again. Tisch's palpable sense of accountability toward Loews Corporation reinforces that it's not just his job—it's his legacy. His late father, Preston Robert "Bob" Tisch, and uncle, Laurence "Larry" Tisch, built the Loews empire. Now Tisch, who turns 61 on December 7, shares the office of the president with his cousins, Andrew H. and James S. Tisch, Larry's sons. Tisch's sense of responsibility will continue to grow in March, when Streeterville becomes home to the 22nd Loews Hotel. With an interior designed by Simeone Deary, the new 400-room, 52-story Loews Chicago Hotel follows the New York – based luxury hotel chain's recent acquisition of the InterContinental Hotel near O'Hare Airport. "Chicago has been a market that we were very anxious to be in," says Tisch, chairman of Loews Hotels & Resorts. "For years I was focused on trying to find the right location to have a property that preferably we could build from scratch." Yet Loews is no stranger to the Windy City; the organization used to own the former Ambassador East and West Hotels in the Gold Coast, ran the House of Blues Hotel for several years, and currently owns 90 percent of insurance company CNA Financial. Jonathan Tisch brings his family-owned enterprise to the Windy City with its soon-to-open Loews Hotel in Streeterville. continued on page 70 michiganavemag.com 69 people View from the Top