​If you Google whether you should choose the Inc. or LLC for your business, you will likely find scores of blogs and articles on the topic. The corporation denoted by Inc. and the limited liability company recognized by the letters LLC are very close. Basically, the LLC is easier to manage in many respects, but which one fits your business depends on several factors. Put another way, the question of whether to LLC or not to LLC is not an easy one to answer, but any sophisticated businessperson will research the issue as you are now doing.

A new book called Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality maintains that Illinois is one of the most corrupt states in the union. And Chicago is “undoubtedly the most corrupt city in our nation,” says authors Dick Simpson and Thomas Gradel.   Sure, four of our last nine governors went to jail, but I