Strange Skoien Saga Comes to Conclusion

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 12, 2009 9:00PM

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.”