Consumer Caught Up In Tax Scam, Illinois Attorney General Suing To Get Fees BackA Chicago taxpayer who says he was ripped off by a company being sued by the Illinois attorney general is sharing his story after CBS 2 first reported the story of an alleged tax scam Tuesday.
A Push To Get A New, Longer Sentence For Jason Van DykeLegal experts argue if the judge had sentenced Jason Van Dyke on the 16 counts of aggravated battery, Van Dyke's prison term would be much longer.
Attorney General's Office Reviewing Jason Van Dyke's SentenceThursday the Illinois attorney general's office announced it's reviewing his sentence and the law to make a determination.
Madigan: Neiman Marcus To Pay $1.5M In Multi State Data BreachAccording the Illinois General's office, around 370,000 payment cards, including more than 19,000 from Illinois customers, were compromised.
Big Jump In U.S. Catholic Dioceses Naming NamesU.S. bishops are holding a retreat outside Chicago for "prayer and reflection" upon the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
Wells Fargo To Pay Illinois $10.8M In Multi-State SettlementAttorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday Illinois is part of a $575 million settlement reached between Wells Fargo and 50 states and the District of Colombia.
Catholic Bishops Won't Discuss Sexual Abuse At Upcoming Spiritual RetreatCardinal Blase Cupich is hosting 300 bishops at a spiritual retreat at Mundelein Seminary Jan. 2-8.
Bishops Won't Discuss Clergy Abuse Report At RetreatA spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan calls it "disappointing and absurd" not to discuss the findings at the gathering.
Madigan Sues Woman Who Sold Tickets To Fake EventsAttorney General Lisa Madigan's office alleges that a California woman named Kristen Yvette Martin scammed people who bought tickets to these fake events out of $30,000.
AG Madigan To Trump: Stop Plans To Exclude Transgender People From Federal Protections"Civil rights laws are crucial to ensuring access to healthcare and education and the administration should abandon this effort to discriminate against transgender individuals.”
Kwame Raoul Defeats Erika Harold For Illinois Attorney General
Candidate Q & A: Illinois Attorney General Republican Candidate Erika Harold"I've been campaigning throughout the state of Illinois, people routinely talk about Illinois' record of corruption and the fact they want an attorney general who will be a watchdog and a check on state government."
Candidate Q & A: Illinois Attorney General Democratic Candidate Kwame Raoul"The notion that women should have autonomy to make decisions about their own bodies. These are issues that are under attack and we have, in my opponent, an individual who says she will do nothing about protecting those rights."
Sessions Returns To Chicago To Speak To Anti-Crime GroupHis talk will come one week after his department filed a statement of interest in federal court asking a judge to reject the reform plan the city and the Illinois attorney general's office hammered out.