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Judge orders ex-CBOT chief to stay in jail -- rejecting 'debtor's' prison' gripe
Patrick Arbor, the former chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade, was ordered to remain in the Cook County Jail Friday.
Arbor’s attorney filed an emergency motion to spring the 81-year-old from jail during a sometimes contentious hearing in the basement of the Daley Center.
Domestic Relations Judge Myron Mackoff opted to put off his ruling on that motion until July 31.
Arbor, clad in a beige green jail jumpsuit, sat silently throughout the hour-long hearing. At least a dozen people sat behind him on the left side of the courtroom gallery to show support.
Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/former-cbot-chairman-patrick-arbor-stay-in-jail/