DARK SECRETS: Editorial remembering madeleine albright s chicago days | Rare Historical Photos

When our nation’s first female secretary of state met with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board in the 1990s, her regal presence and world-class expertise quickly relaxed into a memorable chat — and a surprising question:

“Does anybody still go to Riccardo’s?” Madeleine Albright asked.

Riccardo’s? Some of the assembled board members wondered how she knew about “Rick’s.”