While studying to be a lawyer in college, Anthony Greco joined the Army National Guard and was transformed by the experience. The older of two children, Anthony Greco was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Anthony and Tracy Sherrill Greco. His mother, from Evanston, recently passed away.
His father was born in Calabria, Italy, and at 6 months old, immigrated with his mother to Patterson, New Jersey, to join his father. They later moved to the Chicago area to help with the family restaurant. Greco grew up in Melrose Park enjoying Italian foods prepared by his paternal grandfather, who owned Tony’s Eating House on Grand near Austin.
