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Attorney general seeking more money for consumers from ComEd for scandal tied to House Speaker Michael Madigan

A month after state regulators ordered Commonwealth Edison to pay $38 million in refunds due to the scandal tied to ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, the Illinois attorney general wants consumers to get a little more. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday said ComEd used “accounting tricks” that cost consumers millions of dollars when the […]

G-PAC and Giffords PAC Endorse Attorney General Raoul and IL Supreme Court Candidates

    Chicago — This afternoon, the Gun Violence Prevention PAC and Giffords PAC endorsed Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Illinois Supreme Court candidates Judge Elizabeth M. Rochford and Justice Mary O’Brien in the 2022 general election at an event at Bright Star Church on Chicago’s South Side.  “Every law we pass to strengthen Illinois’ gun […]

Illinois accuses Bridgeview construction company of stealing wages from union carpenters

Drive Construction allegedly funneled payments to carpenters through sham subcontractors to pay less than what the state’s overtime and prevailing wage laws require

Illinois suing Monsanto over cancer-causing PCBs

The state of Illinois is suing Monsanto and two affiliates over chemicals made at Bayer’s Sauget plant decades ago.