Probably not the wisest thing to post this so soon after a running diversion featuring a creepy clown, but this is probably the most left-field story we've seen all day. more ›

Remember the strange saga of Gary Skoien, former Cook County GOP Chairman? He was attacked by his toy-guitar-wielding wife Eni when she allegedly found him in their house with two prostitutes, an allegation supported by a police report Skoien couldn't have changed. Well, it seems to be over now, but not without a twist. Eni, who promptly filed for divorce after the incident, was brought up on battery charges but yesterday the charges were dropped because Skoien didn't show up to a hearing to testify against her. Cook County prosecutor Ketki Steffen told the Sun-Times, “Without his testimony, we couldn’t proceed. We have no other witnesses.” more ›

Gary Skoien, former Cook County GOP Chairman (and current Palatine Township GOP committeeman), will not be allowed to alter the original police report that says his wife became angry when she discovered that "Gary was downstairs in the children's playroom with two prostitutes." Eni Skoien is being charged with domestic battery after beating her husband with her fists and a toy guitar. According to police, Skoien told the responding officer that he had prostitutes with him. Skoien denied this claim and insisted he was speaking with "friends" when his wife "heard talking and went crazy." He told WLS-AM yesterday that he planned to change the police report and that "If they were prostitutes, I would've lied. I would never tell the police there were prostitutes in my house." more ›

Strange happenings in Inverness. Depending on who you believe, former Cook County GOP Chairman (and current Palatine Township GOP committeeman) Gary Skoien was caught with two prostitutes in his children's playroom , prompting his wife to beat him up with her fists and a guitar. But now Skoien is disputing some of those claims made in the police report. He said he was talking with a friend, not prostitutes, and that they were talking around 1 a.m. when he was attacked by his wife Eni. All 110 pounds of her. Skoien told the Daily Herald, "She heard talking and went crazy. Toy guitar understates it. I thought I was going to die." He added, "No money was exchanged. Nobody was naked." more ›