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Amy and Clodagh Lawless at their restaurant, The Dearborn

"It's a Man's World," But the Lawless Sisters Have Found Success in the Restaurant Industry

Daniel Hautzinger
March 17, 2023

Sisters Amy and Clodagh Lawless own and operate The Dearborn in the Loop, but previously chafed at the lack of recognition they received as women in the restaurant industry—and scions of an Irish restaurant family. “We’re always Billy Lawless’s daughter or Billy Lawless’s sister,” Clodagh says. “I’m like, ‘Excuse me.’”