Wirtz Corporation is an American holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

It was founded in 1926 by Arthur Wirtz as a family-owned corporation to oversee his real estate holdings.

[2] The company grew significantly throughout the 20th century by purchasing many competing liquor distributors,[2] as well as the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team (becoming full owners in 1966), and the Chicago Bulls NBA team in 1972 (Wirtz Corp. sold the Bulls to Jerry Reinsdorf in 1985).

[3] Wirtz Corporation is part owner of the United Center arena,[4] and also owns banking and insurance interests.

The company's next owner and CEO, (William's son) Rocky Wirtz died in 2023, being succeeded by his son Danny Wirtz.