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Attorney General Raoul Charges Man for Allegedly Stealing More Than $500,000 From Illinois Unclaimed Property Program
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Chicago man for allegedly stealing over half a million dollars in unclaimed property from Illinois’ Unclaimed Property Program by filing fraudulent claims with Illinois State Treasure Michael Frerichs’ Unclaimed Property Division on behalf of two companies. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Effingham County Man With Possession and Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged an Effingham, Illinois man with possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement on Appellate Court Opinion to Stay Injunction on Protect Illinois Communities Act While Appeal is Pending
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit stayed an injunction a district court entered regarding the Protect Illinois Communities Act. -
Attorney General Raoul Urges Eligible Service Members to File a Claim With Harris Jewelry to Request Funds by Dec. 21
Attorney General Kwame Raoul urged service members and veterans eligible to receive refunds under a 2022 settlement with Harris Jewelry to file claims on the company’s website on or before Dec. 21. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea From Bureau County Man Who Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul obtained a guilty plea in a case against a Spring Valley, Illinois man Raoul’s office prosecuted for possessing child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office partnered with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) for an awareness event that brought together representatives of the transportation industry with law enforcement and government agencies to better identify and combat human trafficking in the transportation industry. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Kankakee County Man With Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Bourbonnais, Illinois man for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Cook County Man for Allegedly Using Stolen Personal Information to Buy Vehicles to Sell on Facebook Marketplace
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a suburban Cook County man for allegedly using stolen personal identification information to acquire more than $620,000 in vehicles from dealers in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and later selling them on Facebook Marketplace. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Suburban Chicago Woman With Fraud, Theft of Government Property
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced charges against a suburban Cook County woman for allegedly stealing more than $18,000 in rent payments while employed by a property management company contracted by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by falsely claiming that she owned a business. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Over Improper Removal and Storage of Asbestos-containing Materials at Joliet Theatre
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a lawsuit against the Will County Metropolitan Exposition & Auditorium Authority; R. Berti & Son Contractor Inc. (Berti), doing business as R. Berti Building Solutions; and Universal Asbestos Removal Inc. (Universal) over the 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 for Doj Investigation Into Texas Raids Targeting Latino Candidates and Campaign Volunteers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into recent raids by the Texas attorney general’s office that targeted Latino voting rights organizers, candidates for office and volunteers. -
IL Baptists plan to appeal ruling that IL abortion coverage mandate doesn't violate religious rights
A Springfield judge agreed with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul that the state's abortion health insurance coverage mandate doesn't violate religious objectors' rights because they can still buy health insurance from other states -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Kendall County Man With Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged an Oswego, Illinois man with the possession of child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Raoul Statement on Court Decision to Preserve Provision of Reproductive Health Act
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a statement highlighting a Sangamon County Circuit Court decision in Illinois Baptist State Association v. Illinois Department of Insurance. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Five Men in Statewide Video Gaming Theft Ring; Over $100,000 Allegedly Stolen
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged five Illinois men for their alleged participation in a burglary ring that spanned several Illinois counties, ranging from the Chicago area to Central Illinois. -
Attorney General Raoul Joins Coalition to Protect Federal Regulations of Gun Sales
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Prison Sentence in Case Against Suburban Cook County Man for Role in Fentanyl Overdose Death
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a suburban Cook County man was sentenced to prison for his role in the drug-induced homicide of a Carol Stream man who died after overdosing on fentanyl and heroin. -
Attorney General Raoul’s State Fair Tent Highlights Public Safety, Protecting Young People From Online Threats
Attorney General Kwame Raoul encouraged Illinois families to visit his office’s tent at the 2024 Illinois State Fair. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Conviction of Dupage County Man for Selling Ghost Guns, Machine Gun Conversion Device
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a DuPage County man was found guilty of multiple felonies stemming from the sale of unserialized firearms and a machine gun conversion device to an undercover investigator. -
Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Valvoline Over Use of Non-compete Agreements
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with six other attorneys general, announced a settlement to resolve allegations of unfair labor practices at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoline Instant Oil Change Franchising Inc. and VGP Holdings LLC (Valvoline).