Business
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There’s no place like home: Chicago businesses get a little more leewayChicago home-based businesses may be breathing a sigh of relief after Mayor Rahm Emanuel reportedly relaxed local rules. Chicago Sun Times...
BusinessMarch 10, 2017 -
Nice to meet you, my name is trademarkedFrom dance moves to nicknames to hip-hop slang, there’s no surefire way to know what will catch on. Baby from Cash...
BusinessMarch 8, 2017 -
Entertainment vs. business: Working with celebrities to promote a productFrom seeing Angela Simmons snap back into her athletic, toned self after having a baby to watching Tina Knowles jokingly accuse...
BusinessJanuary 29, 2017
Entertainment
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Bounce artist Messy Mya’s family is sending Beyonce bouncing into courtDepending on how heavily one considers herself a member of the Beyhive or not, the topic of Best Album of the...
EntertainmentMarch 8, 2017 -
Financial freedom: The legal highs and lows of independent artists vs. majorsThere’s something to be said for secondary labels. If run correctly, they can provide a bit more freedom and camaraderie between...
EntertainmentFebruary 11, 2017 -
Lights, camera, action: Keke Palmer challenges Trey Songz in legally recordingIn what may be considered the strangest battle between R&B singers, Keke Palmer and Trey Songz are going at it over...
EntertainmentJanuary 27, 2017
Real Estate
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Thousands cut from home buying opportunity under Trump presidencyFor new homeowners, it is both surprising and odd that President Donald Trump’s first decision from the White House was to...
Real EstateMarch 10, 2017 -
Getting security deposits back: NBA player’s legal battle raises questionsLandlord and tenant relationships can be cordial or a complete catastrophe. NBA Bradley Beal’s rental property lawsuit falls into the latter...
Real EstateMarch 8, 2017 -
What filmmakers need to know about legally filming on real estate propertyAny tenant or homeowner who has ever heard a neighbor blasting music or a car stereo loud enough to rumble the...
Real EstateFebruary 6, 2017 -
Waiver of subrogation clause: Does it favor condo owners, tenants or association?When signing a new lease for a condo, there are an incredible amount of things to agree to all at once....
Real EstateJanuary 23, 2017 -
From foreclosure to gentrification concerns: How tenants can protect themselves2008 will forever be known for three nationally historical moments: the presidency of Barack H. Obama, the job decline resulting from...
Real EstateJanuary 15, 2017
News
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News/PressWomen’s History Month tribute: Shirley ChisholmSome may already know that this Brooklyn native is the first black woman elected to Congress. Others may have perused the...
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News/PressWomen’s History Month tribute: Elizabeth Cady StantonIf taking excerpts out of law books could invalidate the law, there would be quite a few empty law books in...
March 7, 2017 -
News/PressWomen’s History Month tribute: Alice WalkerRuth Negga, an Ethiopian and Irish actress, and Joel Edgerton, an Australian actor, have made interracial dating a hot topic among...
March 1, 2017 -
News/PressBlack History Month legal tribute: former President Barack H. ObamaAs a child growing up, I knew that I wanted to be an attorney for a large media company. Everything I...
February 25, 2017 -
News/PressBlack History Month legal tribute: former FLOTUS Michelle ObamaShe’s a lawyer. A wife. A mother. A fashionista. A mentor. A storyteller. A proud African-American woman. A Chicagoan. Relationship goals....
February 13, 2017 -
News/PressBlack History Month legal tribute: Nelson Mandela“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he...
February 10, 2017