Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul responded to the Trump administration's lawsuit vs Illinois' 'Sanctuary' laws, arguing the U.S. Constitution and past court decisions allow the state to pass laws forbidding police from cooperating with nearly all federal immigration enforcement 'schemes'
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a coalition of 20 state attorneys general, is standing with transgender military members targeted by the Trump administration’s executive order banning transgender Americans from serving in the military.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Metro-East man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the possession of child sexual abuse material.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general, issued a letter to Walmart voicing concerns about the company’s recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.
As 2025 begins and millions of Americans start working to keep their New Year’s resolutions, Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding Illinois residents who are seeking GLP-1 medications – including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound – to be aware that many sellers advertising these name brand medications are instead offering unapproved versions of these products that may put people’s health at risk.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb in leading a coalition of 18 attorneys general that filed an amicus brief in support of the state of Maryland in Kipke v. Moore and Novotny v. Moore, two consolidated challenges to Maryland’s restrictions on carrying firearms in various sensitive places.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul , alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their responsibility to draw voting districts, should be given the first opportunity to redraw legislative maps in response to court orders identifying likely violations of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government’s actions to increase the minimum wage for employees of certain federal contractors.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced a $20 million proposed settlement agreement with Leader Automotive Group (Leader) and its parent company, AutoCanada, to resolve allegations Leader defrauded consumers trying to buy vehicles.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy toay issued a joint statement affirming their shared commitment to ensuring constitutional policing in Joliet after Raoul’s office released the findings of its investigation into policing practices in Joliet.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
