Betty Gooch's name debuted in the media in the Aug. 6, 2001, issue of the Chicago Automobile Trade Association newsletter, which warned local car dealers to be wary of a little old lady with a sad story and bad check. Since then, that story and the woman behind it have exploded into something of a media phenomenon, evidenced at the Rolling Meadows courthouse last week as her attorneys gathered before a gaggle of reporters. All this combined to create a story that was heard as far away as Australia and by as many people as a weekly "Saturday Night Live"...