Here's a link regarding the re-introduced Civil Unions bill in Illinois. I don't know why the measure isn't getting more media attention. The IL State Bar Association seems like they're going to actively support this bill just from reading some of the list serves that I'm on.

Here's a piece about lowering divorce rates in the U.S. It's a misleading article though, it's only looking at # of divorces per 1,000 people. What it's really saying is that fewer people are getting married and thus fewer people are getting divorced.

I'll wait to see the numbers on pecentage of divorces compared to marriages began.

A racy ad for a Chicago divorce lawyer got a ton of publicity...here and here.

The city of Chicago has taken down a racy billboard that proclaimed "Life is short. Get a divorce." The billboard featured photos of a scantily clad woman and a shirtless man and was an ad for Chicago divorce attorney Corri Fetman.

As someone who practices a good bit of family law, I've never seen nor heard of Ms. Fetman. Sadly I see this perspective as the majority view of family law practitioners. I disagree with it personally. I'm in the field because I think family break-up is tragic and also because it places people and their children in a very vulnerable position. I think I can bring some effective advocacy and a little light to these dark situations. My $.02.