Richest Woman Born in Illinois Made a Movie with Indiana Jones

Here are some Illinois facts. Indiana Jones is technically from Illinois which is appropriate because the richest woman born in Illinois once made a movie with Indiana Jones - sort of.

I ended up on a rabbit trail after looking through Forbes new 2025 billionaire's list. I was curious who the richest woman in Illinois is. The answer is complicated and depends if you're asking the question "from" or "in".

Let's start with the richest woman who was born in Illinois. According to Forbes, that is Jean "Gigi" Pritzker. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is a renowned film producer with quite a list of movies she's been a part of. Her current net worth as of this writing is somewhere between $4.6 and $4.9 billion dollars. 

When did Jean "Gigi" Pritzker work with Indiana Jones?

In 2013, she produced Ender's Game which starred Harrison Ford (aka Indiana Jones). Jean "Gigi" Pritzker has also done movies with Nicole Kidman and Ryan Gosling, too. While she was born in Chicago, her Forbes profile says she is now Los Angeles-based.

So which woman who lives in Illinois now is the richest?

That would be Penny Pritzker who is currently worth $4 billion dollars according to Forbes. This just in. Having that last name in Illinois (or anywhere) normally equals a very healthy net worth.