Attorney General Kwame Raoul , as part of a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general, asked the Supreme Court of the United States to hear an important case in order to protect veterans’ rights to their hard-earned benefits.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul spoke at the American Legion Department of Illinois' 102nd Annual State Convention to highlight resources his office provides to service members, veterans and their families and commemorate Military Consumer Month.
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) voted in support of nine bills to help our nation’s veterans. Bost introduced one of the bills, the VA Camera Reporting (VCR) Act, alongside Rep. David McKinley (WV-01).
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) is co-leading legislation introduced by Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) to help veterans get accurate benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). H.R. 2753, the bipartisan Veterans Claim Transparency Act reinstates and codifies "the 48-hour rule," which allows a veteran's representative to review the VA's preliminary determination of a veteran’s benefits 48 hours before finalizing the benefit determination.
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) that would reform hiring for Human Resources positions at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities by a vote of 417-0.
Attorney Katherine Ruocco of Swansea has a recommendation for voters who want change in the St. Clair County judiciary, a court system she says is "fraught with scandals" - vote for someone who is not part of the "establishment."
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Aubrey Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. announced that attorneys David Aubrey and Brandon Belt have joined the Edwardsville firm. Both former law clerks join the firm after completing their Bar exams to practice in Illinois.
Fitzgerald SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The elevation of Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois will be marked by an installation ceremony on Monday, Sept. 8 at the Supreme Court Building in Springfield.
Byron Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron will be honored at the third annual Senator Paul Simon, Senator Paul Wellstone Awards program later this month in Chicago.
