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Judge Ups Wife’s Divorce Ante to $184 M

In a highly unusual decision to award a divorcing wife half of her family’s massive marital assets, an Illinois state judge yesterday upheld his earlier ruling to split Michael and Maya Polsky’s property 50-50. Its value has grown since Cook County Circuit Judge William Boyd first decided the issue last…

Jun 5, 2007 7:34 PM CDT

Busting a Move

Woman Sues After Boss’s Hubby’s Heave-Ho Causes Her to Hit Hard in Dance Floor Debacle

Jun 5, 2007 8:41 AM CDT

DUI Prosecutor’s Drunk Driving Death a Hard Lesson for Profession

The recent drunk driving death of a renowned Chicago area prosecutor is a hard lesson for the legal profession – and a number of those who could learn from it haven’t necessarily done so. Too often, those in charge of enforcing the law against others don’t apply it to themselves.…

Jun 4, 2007 11:15 PM CDT

$176 M to Wife in Divorce Case a Record?

Marriage is traditionally considered an equal partnership – until it’s time to divide the couple’s assets in a divorce. At that point, husbands who have made it big in business routinely walk away with the lion’s share. A groundbreaking divorce case in Chicago, though, may set a new record by…

Jun 4, 2007 6:27 PM CDT

Illinois: Young Sex Offenders Not on List

Effectively admitting that it made a mistake two years ago, the Illinois legislature passed a law yesterday saying that juveniles convicted of sex offenses no longer have to register publicly as sex offenders. The legislature was urged by many involved with the juvenile court system to change a 2005 state…

May 30, 2007 7:03 PM CDT

$6.6 M in Chicago Priest Abuse Cases; Settlements Total $50 M+

A $6.65 million settlement has been announced in a Chicago archdiocese priest sex abuse case, reportedly bringing the total of all such settlements paid by the Chicago archdiocese to more than $50 million. The $6.65 million resolves lawsuits brought by 15 plaintiffs in 2005 and 2006 concerning a dozen allegedly…

May 30, 2007 1:26 AM CDT

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Judge Ups Wife’s Divorce Ante to $184 M

Busting a Move

DUI Prosecutor’s Drunk Driving Death a Hard Lesson for Profession

$176 M to Wife in Divorce Case a Record?

Illinois: Young Sex Offenders Not on List

$6.6 M in Chicago Priest Abuse Cases; Settlements Total $50 M+

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