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In the quiet morning hours of June 30, 2025, a significant chapter closed as Kimberly A. Lightford filed a petition for dissolution of marriage against Eric P. McKennie in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The couple, married since October 10, 2020, in Sangamon County, has faced a breakdown in their union described as “irreconcilable”—a term that, in legal form, marks the end of a shared domestic effort that could no longer sustain its purpose.
No children were born or adopted during their nearly five-year marriage, and neither party is seeking maintenance from the other. The marriage, as reported in the petition filed by Kimberly through her attorney, Steven A. Miner II of The Miner Firm, has unraveled beyond repair despite efforts at reconciliation. The parties have lived apart for more than six consecutive months—a statutory milestone in Illinois that affirms the irreversible nature of the separation.
Among the matters still to be settled are the equitable division of shared property, including their residence, furnishings, and joint debts. Kimberly’s petition makes clear her request for a just and proper allocation of both assets and responsibilities, with each party assuming accountability for their own attorney’s fees.
The filing brings a formal close to what began as a public union and now seeks private closure—a quiet procedural turning of the page under the rule of law.
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