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Lester Crown
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Lester Crown (born June 7, 1925) is an American businessman and is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (1896–1990), who created the Material Service Corporation with two brothers in 1919, which merged with General Dynamics in 1959. Crown has been a perennial member of the Forbes 400 list since 1982. He controls family holdings, including large stakes in Maytag, Hilton Hotels, Alltel, Aspen Skiing Company, New York's Rockefeller Center, and pro basketball's Chicago Bulls. He also holds a 13
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Irene Pritzker was the buyer who paid $5.5M for Lester and Renee Crown’s Streeterville condo
Crown family heir Richard C. Goodman sells condo at 30 W. Oak St. in Chicago's Gold Coast
Crown family’s Richard C. Goodman sells Oak Street condo - Crain's Chicago Business
Power Families of Chicago: Crown, Duchossois, Melman and Wirtz - Crain's Chicago Business
Lester and Renee Crown asking less than they paid for Water Tower condo - Crain's Chicago Business
Crown Center teach-in discusses the United States, Israel, Iran and the Middle East at war
James Crown dead in Colorado racetrack accident at 70; Chicago billionaire had just announced plans to enlist CEOs to fight violent crime
Chief Executive Leadership Institute Honors Lester Crown with Lifetime of Leadership Award
Lester Crown reflects on buying Aspen Skiing Co. on dawn of induction into Hall of Fame
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