Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in partnership with the Alliance for Safety and Justice and Ascend Justice, today announced legislation that would increase accessibility to the Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Program.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office filed a lawsuit against JET Enterprises & Holding Company LLC (JET) alleging the company’s improper storage of numerous hazardous chemicals, illegal open dumping of dangerous metal and chemical waste, and contamination of standing water pose a danger to the environment and to the health and welfare of local residents.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office is charging the owner and president of an Evergreen Park, Illinois fencing company for allegedly scamming Cook County residents out of more than $20,000 for work he never completed.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States urging the court to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho, consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts supporting a motion to vacate a 2020 federal rule that strips nondiscrimination protections from the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a former Iroquois County public health administrator with allegedly submitting fraudulent time sheets to the Iroquois County Public Health Board claiming to have worked hours she did not actually work, valued in excess of $100,000.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to an Idaho law that blocks transgender youth from accessing critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged three Cook County residents with allegedly purchasing and selling firearms illegally in Winnebago and DuPage counties.
Madison County Associate Judge Ronald J. Foster Jr. declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s forum law favoring Cook and Sangamon County is unconstitutional and denied Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s motion to transfer an Alton gun store’s constitutional challenge to both the venue law and the firearm liability law.
In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the Top 10 consumer complaints his office received last year and highlighted his office’s work to protect consumers.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergency.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a suburban Cook County woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced for stealing $230,000 from the Ravinia Festival Association when she was an employee.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that his office charged a Winnebago County man with forgery and falsifying information on a Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card application submitted to the Illinois State Police (ISP).
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, today announced a $150 million multistate settlement agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) for its role in fueling the opioid crisis.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid epidemic.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced an Aurora, Illinois man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison for his role in illegal firearm and drug sales throughout Chicagoland.