Illinois Attorney General

Joe Birkett Drops Bid For Attorney General, Calls Race Against Madigan 'Virtually Unwinnable'

Huffington Post | Posted 09.06.2009 | Chicago


DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett is dropping his campaign for Illinois Attorney General, saying that a race against incumbent Lisa Madigan w...

Authorities Pose No Obstacle to Shady AIDS Charity

ProPublica | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living


ProPublica

The case is a window into the fractured and often ineffective oversight of nonprofits.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan Opens Investigation Into Chicago Parking Meter Deal

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 06.29.2009 | Chicago


Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan has opened an investigation into the "transaction and implementation" of Chicago's parking meter privatization ...

Illinois AG Madigan Asks Top State Court To Remove Blagojevich

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Illinois plunged deeper into turmoil Friday over disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich as the attorney general asked the state's highest cour...

Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General And "Candidate 2", Says She Spoke To Blagojevich Once This Year (VIDEO)

HuffPost | Dan Duray | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan appeared on MSNBC this afternoon to reiterate the fact that she preferred to keep her distance from the disgra...

Countrywide Subpoenaed By Illinois Over Lending Practices

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Illinois attorney general is investigating the home loan unit of Countrywide Financial as part of the state's expanding inquiry into dubious lendi...