COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Every year, thousands of people across Illinois ask a judge to let them start over with a new name — some are getting married, others are trying to leave a painful chapter behind.
But a WGN Investigates review of one Cook County case is raising new questions about changes in the last few years created an opportunity for people facing criminal charges.
WGN Investigates first reported on Maysoon Nasir three years ago, after customers accused her of selling them fake vacation packages. Two of those customers, Griselda Alvarado and Carmen Bonilla, told WGN at the time they believed they weren’t alone…