The Trib. had an interesting and in my opinion wrong-headed lead editorial yesterday (11/5) opposing the "alienation of affection" tortuous cause of action. Illinois is I believe one of 6 states that continues to have this type of lawsuit. Here's the Illinois Alienation of Affections Act.

My view, what's wrong for a cause of action whereby adultery is labeled wrong and civil liability attaches? As a practical matter this type of lawsuit is very rarely successful. It's gotten some recent publicity due to this large verdict in Mississippi.