Cool in Wisconsin Sinatra era lives as reborn Jilly's tunes up in Lake Geneva

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 9, 1999| Author: DAVE HOEKSTRA | Copyright information

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. It wasn't exactly a summer wind that blew across a choppy Lake Geneva on Thursday night.

Jilly's Bistro came to town on a cool breeze.

The cool pallies behind Frank Sinatra's favorite bistro previewed a new 4,000-square-foot joint that overlooks Lake Geneva from the Best Western Hotel-Harbor Shores, 300 Wrigley Dr. The private party, which attracted nearly 500 people from Rush Street and Lake Geneva, was held on Jilly Rizzo's 82nd birthday. Rizzo, who was Sinatr...

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