CHICAGO (AP) - Life, it appears, isn't the only thing that's short.
A racy billboard proclaiming "Life's short. Get a divorce." was removed from its Rush Street neighborhood perch on Tuesday, only one week after the steamy advertisement was posted.
Bookended by pictures of a partially clothed man and woman, the ad for lawyers Corri Fetman and Kelly Garland drew scores of complaints from neighbors and other attorneys who said its content reflected poorly on their profession.
City officials said their decision to jettison the sign had nothing to do with the tan and sculpted torsos or the salacious message sandwiched between them.
"I called the building inspector and told him to do his job and he did," said Alderman Burton Natarus. "It has nothing to do with content or anything else. They did not have a permit and they were ordered to take it down."
Fetman and Garland say they're upset the sign was removed from the posh Gold Coast neighborhood.
"They ripped our billboard down without due process," Fetman said. "We own that art. I feel violated."
Despite its brief run, the sign has been good for business. Since it was posted last week, the two women said calls to their law firm have gone up dramatically.
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