They married in 1997 and in 2002 Janet gave birth to their son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, whose name was inspired by a puppet dog on the TV show Mr. Dressup, which Eric loved as a kid.

Shelley Finnigan, Associate Dean for Master’s and Professional Education at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, oversees the school’s entire master's degree portfolio.

Finnegan said Gironda could just notify his direct supervisor, OVG360, which the McPier Authority contracts to run services at McCormick Place. “It may be in the news, no?” the judge said.