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Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea, Prison Sentence for Kankakee County Man Who Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Kankakee County man prosecuted by his office was sentenced to four years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Dupage County Felon on Gun Charges and Drug Trafficking
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the arraignment of an Addison, Illinois man his office is charging for allegedly trafficking thousands of grams of cannabis into Illinois from out of state, storing thousands of grams of cannabis, fentanyl and two illegally possessed guns in a DuPage County storage facility. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea From Wabash County Man Who Disseminated Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul obtained a guilty plea in a case against a Mt. Carmel, Illinois man Raoul’s office prosecuted for disseminating child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Urges Consumers to Shop With Caution on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding Illinois residents to exercise caution when shopping both online and in person to avoid fraud and scams. -
Attorney General Raoul, U.S. Department of Justice Seek Remedies to End Google’s Search Engine Monopoly
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in announcing a robust package of remedies to end Google’s unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to benefit consumers. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Defending Ftc’s Nationwide Ban on Noncompete Agreements
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule prohibiting noncompete clauses – provisions that restrict employees’ ability to work for or start competing businesses after leaving their current jobs – in employment contracts nationwide. -
Attorney General Raoul Calls on Fcc to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the attorneys general of Arkansas, North Carolina and Ohio, led a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Calling for Continued Public Hearings on Serious Cpd Disciplinary Matters
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed an amicus brief calling for the continuation of a 60-year tradition of offering public access to hearings in serious disciplinary matters involving Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers. -
Attorney General Raoul Condemns Racist Texts Sent Nationwide to Black and Brown Americans
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a statement in response to reports of racist text messages from anonymous senders to Black and Brown Americans, including students, around the country. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Adams County Man With Disseminating Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Loraine, Illinois man with the dissemination of child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Announces Two Generic Drug Pricing Settlements Totaling More Than $49 Million
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, announced two significant cooperation agreements and settlements, with Heritage Pharmaceuticals (Heritage) and Apotex Corp. (Apotex), totaling $49.1 million. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Opposing Needless Restrictions on Access to Mifepristone in North Carolina
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a brief opposing efforts in North Carolina to restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. -
Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Filing Brief to Protect Homeowners From Discriminatory Insurance Industry Practices
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Adams County Woman With Sexual Assault, Manufacturing and Disseminating Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Quincy, Illinois woman with sexual assault and manufacturing and disseminating child pornography. -
Attorney General Raoul Announces $52 Million Settlement Agreement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Reservation Database
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, has reached an agreement in principle with Marriott International Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multiyear data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges St. Clair County Man With Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Belleville, Illinois man for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Injunction Over Improper Removal and Storage of Asbestos-containing Materials at Joliet Theatre
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office obtained an agreed immediate and preliminary injunction with the Will County Metropolitan Exposition & Auditorium Authority (Authority) in his office’s ongoing lawsuit against the Authority and two other defendants over their alleged improper removal and storage of materials containing asbestos during a renovation project at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet, Illinois. -
Attorney General Raoul Calls on Congress to Act to Stop Gun Trafficking Into Caribbean Countries
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, is calling on members of Congress to take action to stop gun trafficking from the U.S. to Caribbean countries. -
Attorney General Raoul Highlights His Office’s Efforts to Protect Workers in Annual Labor Day Report
Heading into Labor Day weekend, Attorney General Kwame Raoul highlighted a new report detailing actions his office has taken during the past year to advocate for and protect Illinois workers. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Two Suburban Chicago Residents Over Fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced he has charged two suburban Chicago residents alleging they fraudulently applied for and received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.