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Illinois AG Madigan Threatens To Have Blagojevich Removed

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Madigan Blagojevich, Obama's Replacement, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Supreme Court, Blagojevich Scandal, Pat Quinn Blagojevich, Lisa Madigan, Blagojevich Corruption, Blagojevich Impeachment, Impeachment Process, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich kissed his wife, rode in his state SUV to the office and sat down at his desk Thursday in front of a bus...

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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

Read More: Corruption, Video, Rod Blagojevich, Candidate 2, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich Corruption, Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General, Politics News

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

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Attorney General May Prompt Court To Remove Blagojevich If He Doesn't Resign

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney and Mark J. Konkol | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Corruption, Madigan Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Resignation, Blagojevich Supreme Court, Blagojevich Court, Lisa Madigan, Blagojevich Impeachment, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD -- If Gov. Blagojevich refuses to relinquish power and avoids impeachment, Attorney General Lisa Madigan is prepared to force his hand, ai...

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Illinois Politicians Call On Blagojevich To Resign

The Huffington Post | Seth Maxon | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Dan Manzullo, Pat Quinn, Jesse Jackson Jr., Dick Durbin, Blagojevich Arrested, Alexi Giannoulias, Blagojevich Indictment, Bill Brady, Obama Senate Seat, John Fritchey, Dan Hynes, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Emil Jones, Jan Schakowsky, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Lisa Madigan, Tom Cross, Jim Edgar, Blagojevich Corruption, Jackson Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr Blagojevich, Illinois House of Representatives, Chicago News

Illinois politicians moved quickly to repudiate Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest early Tuesday on federal corruption charges. Lt. Gov. Pat Q...

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Durbin, Madigan Push For Federal Foreclosure Aid

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Foreclosures, Chicago Foreclosures, Federal Foreclosure Aid, Economic Crisis, Dick Durbin, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Help, Federal Foreclosure Assistance, Housing Crisis, Lisa Madigan, Illinois Foreclosures, Chicago News

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-highest ranking Senate Democrat, is pushing for the federal government to share losses on mortgage defaults to prod ...

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Attorney General Madigan Speaks Out Against Ryan Clemency

Posted 01.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: George Ryan Pardon, Durbin Clemency, Durbin Ryan, Madigan Ryan, Dick Durbin, Ryan Clemency, Lisa Madigan, George Ryan, George Ryan Clemency, Chicago News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined the chorus of politicians opposing clemency for jailed former Governor George Ryan Wednesday. Madigan ...

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Joe Birkett Planning Run For Statewide Office In 2010

AP | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Birkett 2010, 2010 Illinois Governor Race, DuPage County State's Attorney, Judy Baar Topinka, 2010 Elections, Lisa Madigan, Joe Birkett, Chicago News

Although this year's election cycle ended only a month ago, DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett apparently believes it is not too early to reve...

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Attorney General Sues Mortgage Rescue Firms

AP | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Hud, Madigan Mortgage Firms, Sangamon County, Attorney General Sues Mortgage Firms, Cook County, Winnebago County, Lisa Madigan, Housing and Urban Development, Illinois Attorney General Lawsuits, Madigan Mortgage Rescue Firms, Chicago News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning struggling homeowners about mortgage rescue companies. Madigan on Tuesday announced that she's file...

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Attorney General Suing South Side Auto Dealer

STNG | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Montell Chevrolet, Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, Madigan Lawsuit, Madigan Sues Auto Dealer, Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General Lawsuits, Chicago News

Alleging it has failed to pay off nearly $50,000 in trade-in vehicle loans, Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a South Side auto ...

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State Investigating High Cost Of Road Salt

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Illinois Road Salt, Robyn Ziegler, Road Salt Price Investigation, Illinois Department of Transportation, Lisa Madigan, Road Salt Prices, Chicago News

The state has subpoenaed road-salt suppliers for bidding information in connection with an investigation of why salt prices have as much as tripled th...

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Obama's Replacement: Blagojevich Mulls Senate Pick

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 12.09.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Indictment News Updates, 12-9-08: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR CHARGED WITH TRYING TO SELL OBAMA'S SEAT ARRESTED THIS MO...

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Studs' Last Stand

Curtis Black | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Police Torture, Burge, Lisa Madigan, Studs Terkel, Human Rights Chicago, Chicago Torture Scandal, Human Rights Advocacy, Cook County State's Attorney, Cook County Torture, Chicago Torture, Chicago News
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Studs Terkel spent his life giving voice to the concerns of the voiceless, and it's a mark of his consistency that in his final days he stood up for men who were denied fair trials decades ago.

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Attorney General To Monitor Election

Associated Press | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Voter Fraud, Illinois Voting, 2008 Election, Election Investigators, Lisa Madigan, Illinois Election, Voting, Chicago News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says 166 teams of investigators throughout the state will be monitoring the general election. Madigan says it...

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Attorney General Pressured To Examine Cases Of Alleged Torture Victims

Chicago Public Radio | Tasha Flournoy | Posted 11.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Jon Burge Victims, Jon Burge Torture, Chicago Police Department, Flint Taylor, Jon Burge, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is again facing renewed pressure to examine the cases of some alleged victims of police torture. This comes aft...

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Madigan Cracks Down On Political Revolving Door

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Tollway, Chicago's McDonough Associates, Illinois Tollway Director, Brian J. McPartlin, Illinois Politics, Illinois Ethics Commission, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Brian J. McPartlin quit as Illinois Tollway director last week. But he can't start his new job with a politically connected engineering consulting fir...

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Obama's Senate Replacement Contenders

CQ Politics | Catharine Richert | Posted 11.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: John McCain, Emil Jones, Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Tammy Duckworth, Barack Obama, Obama Replacements, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

No matter who wins the White House, somebody's leaving the Senate. Should the Democratic ticket win, Illinois and Delaware are in for replacement sen...

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Lisa Madigan: 'We Could Have A Lot Of Improvement In The State Of Illinois'

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: 2010 Illinois Governor Race, John Wyma, Patricia Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who's considering a run for governor in 2010, isn't exactly giving Gov. Rod Blagojevich a ringing endorsement ...

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Illinois Nets $3M In Pfizer Settlement

AP | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Pfizer Suit Illinois, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pfizer Settlement, Pfizer, Bextra, Food and Drug Administration, Lisa Madigan, Celebrex Lawsuit, Chicago News

(AP) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Illinois will receive $3 million from a $60 million settlement with Pfizer over the marketing of the drug m...

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Salt Prices Worrying Suburbs

Chicago Tribune | Carmen Greco Jr. | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Flossmoor, South Suburbs Chicago, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, Road Salt Prices, Bud Fleming, Salt Prices Chicago, Lisa Madigan, Orland Park, Chicago News

Many south suburban municipalities are wishing they had stockpiled more road salt last year now that they face huge cost increases and worry that dwin...

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Lisa Madigan 'Thinking About' Gubernatorial Run

AP | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Madigan Governor, Madigan Governor, Illinois Governor's Race, Dan Hynes, 2010 Election, Madigan Balgojevich, Alexi Giannoulias, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

The next gubernatorial election is still two years away, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan acknowledges she's "thinking about" a run for the state's t...

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Illinois Attorney General Sues Wedding Photographer

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lanzi Photography Lawsuit, Tatum Lanzi, Chicago Photography, Franco Lanzi, Lisa Madigan, Franco Lanzi Photography, Chicago News

The state attorney general's office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Chicago photography business that allegedly took thousands of dollars from cli...

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Obama-Sponsored Grant For Englewood Under Investigation

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco and Dave McKinney | Posted 10.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Englewood Botanic Garden, Obama Englewood, Chicago Better Housing Association, Obama Englewood Grant, Obama Grant Probe, Barack Obama, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

A $100,000 state grant for a botanic garden in Englewood that then-state Sen. Barack Obama awarded in 2001 to a group headed by a onetime campaign vol...

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The End For Attorney General's Public Access Office?

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 10.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Public Access Office, State Budget Cuts, Madigan Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Public Access Office Cut, Lisa Blagojevich, Cara Smith, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

During Lisa Madigan's campaign to become Illinois' attorney general, people took note when she pledged to throw back the shades and shed light on the ...

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Illinois Politicians Audition At Convention

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Democratic Convention, Obama Senate Seat, Dan Hynes, Jesse Jackson Jr., Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago Night, Miguel Del Valle, Obama Replacements, Lisa Madigan, Barack Obama, Chicago News

Four Illinois Democrats considered to be at or near the top of the list for a Senate appointment if Barack Obama becomes president had their national ...

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Lynn Sweet: Chicagoans To Tell Obama's Story At Convention

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Democratic Convention, Craig Robinson, Tom Balanoff, Jesse Jackson Jr., Dick Durbin, Alexi Giannoulias, Democratic Convention Denver, Denver 2008, Miguel Del Valle, Obama Chicago Unions, Barack Obama, Tammy Duckworth, Obama Chicago Connections, Dan Hynes, Jerry Kellman, Democratic National Convention Denver, Jan Schakowsky, Obama Chicaago Politics, Obama Chicago, Chicago and Democratic Convention, Obama Chicago Friends, Lisa Madigan, Obama Chicago Ties, Chicago News

When Alexi Giannoulias was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago in the mid-1990s, one of the guys he would play pick-up basketball games with...

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