Kim Foxx joins Planned Parenthood to Support Kwame Raoul for Attorney General
CHICAGO – Abortion has been front and center at Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings this week, and the future of Roe v. Wade is at risk if Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court. Today, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC (PPIA PAC) and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx joined to support Kwame Raoul as Illinois’ next Attorney […]
Raoul lauds agreement on gun-pointing in CPD consent decree
CHICAGO – Kwame Raoul, Democratic candidate for attorney general, issued the following statement on the reported agreement on a key aspect of the Chicago Police Department consent decree: a protocol for documenting every instance in which an officer points a gun at someone. “As the consent decree moves closer to its final form, I am encouraged […]
VIDEO:Â Raoul recounts battle with cancer as GOP tries to repeal the ACA. Again.Â
CHICAGO – Today marks a crucial hearing in Texas v. U.S., the 20-state GOP lawsuit attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and take healthcare away from millions of Americans. Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and sixteen other Democratic attorneys general, including Illinois’ Lisa Madigan, have sought to intervene and vigorously defend the ACA. In response […]
Durbin, Sierra Club endorse Raoul for attorney general
CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter announced their support for Kwame Raoul, Democratic candidate for attorney general, as they sounded the alarm on federal environmental protection rollbacks and emphasized the importance of the attorney general’s role. “I am joining with the Sierra Club to endorse Kwame because we are in a moment where the willingness […]