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Midday News Links: Ken Griffin Divorce Drama Deepens

By Chuck Sudo in News on Sep 12, 2014 6:40PM

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Citadel LLC founder and CEO Kenneth Griffin is the richest man in Chicago. (Photo via Citadel LLC's website.)

  • The drama surrounding the divorce of Citadel LLC founder and CEO (and Illinois' richest man) Ken Griffin continues. While Griffin and estranged wife Anne Dias Griffin continue to fight over their prenup, a lawyer has been appointed to look over the best interests of the Griffins' three children. [Tribune]
  • A lawsuit claims that a body that was donated for scientific purchases was wrongfully cremated. [Tribune]
  • A man sues Blue Cross for denying his daughter nursing care. [Tribune]
  • Author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) has placed her Ukrainian Village graystone on the market. Asking price: $795,000. [Chicago magazine]
  • An octogenarian woman filed a lawsuit, claiming she sustained injuries at Festa Italiana last month when runners from Whitney Young passed through the festival and knocked her down. [Tribune]