Recent amendments to the Illinois divorce laws, which went into effect January 1, 2016, aim to simplify and expedite the divorce process. The following are the highlights of the new laws: 1. Elimination of grounds for divorce - only irreconcilable…
When you own a business, you are always thinking about protecting your business from situations that damage its profitability and long term success. Many business owners have prepared for business-related problems, but haven’t considered the effect of a divorce on…
The Equal Pay Act of 2003 ("Act") prohibited Illinois employers with four or more employees from paying unequal wages to male and female employees for doing "the same or substantially similar work." Exceptions If the difference in wages is based…
In 1990, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide TPS to immigrants in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing civil unrest, a natural disaster, or other extraordinary…
Too often undocumented immigrants are victimized by exploitation, fraud, and extortion. Many of these crimes go unreported because undocumented immigrants are fearful that contacting the authorities may get themselves in trouble with the immigration authorities. The U nonimmigrant visa (“U…
Despite the fact that an average citizen of any western nation has a better chance of winning the lottery than dying at the hands of a terrorist, it seems that more and more freedoms must be given up in the…
Many Chicago home buyers fail to understand the limited scope of home inspections. Are they a necessary part of the home buying process? Absolutely, but there are some facts you need to be aware of and you can’t always count…
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), created in 1986, permits citizens of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. for stays of up to 90 days without a visa. In return, those 38 countries allow U.S. citizens to travel to their…
We could begin this article with depressing numbers and statistics associated with Alzheimer’s, but this article is to provide you with basic information on how to prepare and safeguard your finances and wellbeing, regardless of whether symptoms are currently present…
The decision to own versus rent is as much an economic decision as it is a lifestyle decision. Have you crunched all the numbers? The biggest mistake future homebuyers make is comparing a month's rent to a month's mortgage payment.…