Illinois AG joins coalition reiterating abortion rights
By: Ben Singson | June 27, 2022 A coalition of 22 attorneys general, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, are reaffirming their commitment to providing abortion access. The group issued a statement Monday in light of Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that there was no constitutional right to abortion. “Regardless of the decision in Dobbs, […]
Attorney general launches program for violent crime victims to receive job training
By: Ben Singson | June 14, 2022 Attorney General Kwame Raoul has started a pilot program to help victims of violent crime find work. The program, called Rebound to Work, is part of Raoul’s efforts to increase the number of services provided to violent crime victims. The attorney general’s office has partnered with multiple community […]
Democratic AGs defend Biden crackdown on ‘ghost guns’
The Hill | June 11, 2022 A group of Democratic attorneys general are backing a Biden administration effort to crack down on so-called ghost guns, untraceable homemade firearms that account for an increasing share of those seized by law enforcement. In court papers Friday, 20 blue state attorneys general urged a federal judge to reject […]
Illinois Attorney General files hate crime lawsuit against white mother and son accused of harassing Black neighbor
CHICAGO (CBS) —Â A mother and son in western Illinois are the first to be sued by the state for a hate crime under a 2018 expansion of the state’s hate crime laws. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office filed the lawsuit against Chad and Cheryl Hampton, who are both white. They’re accused of harassing their […]