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    Potential heirs identified as fight over photographer Vivian Maier's estate continues

    by Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune Jun 27, 2018 4 minutes

    CHICAGO - Among the enduring mysteries surrounding celebrated Chicago street photographer Vivian Maier was whether any viable heirs would ever come forward to claim a piece of the former nanny's lucrative estate.

    Now, after an exhaustive genealogical investigation, lawyers representing potential heirs have filed a lengthy report in Cook County Probate Court that for the first time puts the entire Maier family tree into focus.

    The 300-page filing made public this week identifies 10 cousins of Maier who were still living at the time of her death in 2009, possibly putting them in line under Illinois probate law to inherit a portion of an estate believed to be worth millions

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