In Re Wigoda

Pursuant to Rule 753(e) (65 Ill. 2d R. 753), the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has been granted leave by us to file exceptions to the report and recommendation (with a dissent) of the Review Board, which affirmed the Hearing Board’s recommendation that the respondent, Paul T. Wigoda, a former alderman in the city council of Chicago, be reinstated to the Illinois bar. Also pursuant to Rule 753(e), we allowed the Administrator and respondent to file briefs and orally argue. There is no dispute of facts. A chronology of occurrences is necessary, however.

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