The Mario Tricoci Hair Salon and Day Spa has a new owner that may sound familiar: The Tricoci family. In 2001, the Italian-born Mario and his spouse-slash-business-partner, Cheryl, sold a majority interest to outside partners and investors. But, as of February 28, the family is back in charge.

After launching the chain in the 1970s, the Tricocis continually pushed boundaries in the local beauty community and beyond. In their first decade of business, the duo opened a salon in Schaumburg’s Woodfield Mall, the first privately owned salon in a major shopping mall.