`Death’ investors at risk
Desperate for help, a retiree from Orland Park wrote to the Illinois attorney general's office last year. He had invested $25,000 of his retirement savings in 1998 with a suburban...
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Chasing the death dividend
When the U.S. Coast Guard raided a Russian fishing vessel on the Pacific Ocean in 2001, investigators hit a jackpot: more than 12 tons of chalky powder hidden beneath a...
Broker lets the dying cash in on better life
Recently widowed, Harrell "Hank" Maisel, 62, had nowhere to turn. His bagel shop was on the skids. Creditors circled on mounting credit card debt. His home was in the grip...
Chasing the death dividend
When the U.S. Coast Guard raided a Russian fishing vessel on the Pacific Ocean in 2001, investigators hit a jackpot: more than 12 tons of chalky powder hidden beneath a...
Broker lets the dying cash in on better life
Recently widowed, Harrell "Hank" Maisel, 62, had nowhere to turn. His bagel shop was on the skids. Creditors circled on mounting credit card debt. His home was in the grip...
Business running in judicial contest
Illinois Supreme Court candidate Lloyd Karmeier, 64, is the veteran of two successful judicial retention elections, yet he had never sponsored a fundraiser, purchased a television commercial or solicited a...
Business running in judicial contest
Illinois Supreme Court candidate Lloyd Karmeier, 64, is the veteran of two successful judicial retention elections, yet he had never sponsored a fundraiser, purchased a television commercial or solicited a...
The class action game
Class-action attorneys have targeted bad water, poor auditing and a case of mold in an apartment complex. They have taken on faulty tires, police strip searches and even the beer...
THE CLASS ACTION GAME
Class-action attorneys have targeted bad water, poor auditing and a case of mold in an apartment complex. They have taken on faulty tires, police strip searches and even the beer...
Heart device partners wage war
Dr. Kurt Amplatz's grandfatherly voice boomed across the public address system at AGA Medical Corp. on Nov. 14. He asked his 100 employees to assemble in the dining room. Standing...