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This is the way marriages end in quiet towns, under quiet signatures. On July 23, 2025, Gloria Perryman of Lincolnwood, Illinois, filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in Cook County Circuit Court against John Perryman, her husband of six years. The record, measured in tone but final in intent, states the marriage has suffered an “irretrievable breakdown” brought on by irreconcilable differences. It does not dramatize—it states. The language is legal. The moment is human.
Married in Trogir, Croatia on June 28, 2019, the couple brought their union home to Cook County, where they built a family that now includes two young sons: Nikola, born in December 2020, and Lovre, born in July 2023. Gloria seeks an equitable division of marital property and debts, and parental responsibilities aligned with the children’s best interests. Child support, maintenance, and allocation of non-marital property are requested pursuant to Illinois statute.
No dramatic flourish is found in the pages. Instead, there’s the quiet professionalism of counsel—Jordan Rosenberg of Beermann LLP—and the certified clarity of Gloria’s signature, submitted and signed electronically the same day the filing entered the public record.
There is no mention of betrayal, infidelity, or dramatic severance. Only the legal end of a marriage that, like many, has run its course—not with a bang, but with filings, forms, and the persistent obligation to preserve the welfare of children in its wake.
And so it is. This is the news from Lincolnwood.
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