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 […]
200 TVs recovered in latest Chicago-area organized crime bust
Crain’s Chicago Business | June 21, 2022 Investigators used GPS tracking from the shipping containers to track the allegedly stolen cargo, which had been moved to a business in Bridgeview from the railyard. As state lawmakers continue to crack down on organized retail theft, three people are facing felony theft charges for allegedly stealing almost […]
New law aims to take down ‘multi-billion’ dollar organized retail crime industry
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. J.B. Pritzker stand with the newly signed organized retail crime law.(WGEM)
Dem AGs pledge to hold the line if Roe falls
With the heightened possibility that abortion rights could, in a matter of weeks, be an issue left to the states, attorney general candidates across the country are reminding voters of the stakes.