Press Room - April 2022

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS LAWSUIT AGAINST U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CLAIMING FAULTY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF NEW VEHICLE PURCHASES

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: CLARK COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY, SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION SCRUTINIZE IMPACTS OF NEW PIPELINE PROJECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL APPLAUDS FEDERAL EFFORTS TO REVISE PUBLIC CHARGE REGULATIONS

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FILE BRIEF TO PROTECT WORKERS’ RIGHTS TO RECOVER UNPAID OVERTIME WAGES AND PENALTIES
Brief Urges Illinois Appellate Court to Overturn Flawed Decision that Prevents Workers from Recovering Lost Overtime Wages and Penalties

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GAS STATION OWNER AND OPERATOR OVER GASOLINE SPILL
Raoul Seeks to Compel Defendants to Immediately Evaluate and Remediate Contamination

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: CITY OF CHICAGO EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT FOR ATTEMPTING TO SELL A MACHINE GUN
Employee, 45th Ward Superintendent Allegedly Tried to Sell Illegal Weapon While on the Clock and Driving His Government Vehicle

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO PASS BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, FAMILIES AFFECTED BY WORK-RELATED PTSD

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND WINNEBAGO COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY HANLEY ANNOUNCE ORDER IN CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE LAWSUIT
Agreed Interim and Preliminary Injunction Order Will Ensure Cleanup Efforts Compy With Environmental Laws

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES KENTUCKY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING SHERIFF’S DEPUTY

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: ILLINOIS RECEIVES OVER $800 MILLION FROM TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
Money Includes Annual Tobacco Master Settlement Payment and More than $540 Million from Recent Settlement with Manufacturers

ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CONSENT ORDERS THAT CONCLUDE PROLONGED LEGAL BATTLE OVER PILLSBURY MILLS SITE
Consent Orders Prohibit Defendants from Future Operations at Former Manufacturing Site

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: MACOUPIN COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH DISSEMINATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES SUIT TO ENSURE PROPER CLEANUP AFTER FUEL SPILL

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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES TIPS FOR AVOIDING TAX IDENTITY THEFT

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL APPLAUDS EPA FOR PLAN TO REAFFIRM MERCURY AND AIR TOXICS STANDARDS FINDING
Raoul Files Comments Supporting EPA’s Plan to Reverse Illegal Finding Against Regulating Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: MCLEAN COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: DUPAGE COUNTY WOMAN ARRAIGNED FOR ALLEGEDLY LYING ON FOID CARD APPLICATION

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CFPB TO PROHIBIT MORTGAGE SERVICERS FROM CHARGING CONVENIENCE FEES

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY ON ROADWAYS

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL APPLAUDS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSAGE OF BILL TO COMBAT THE RISE IN ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL STATEMENT ON JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON’S CONFIRMATION TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONSUMER BANKS TO ELIMINATE OVERDRAFT FEES

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON NFL TO ADDRESS GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES EPA TO RETHINK STANDARDS REGULATING PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION FROM AIRPLANES

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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONSUMERS TO CONTACT UTILITIES TO PREVENT DISCONNECTIONS AS MORATORIUM ENDS
Utility Consumers May be Disconnected Beginning Today; Financial Assistance is Available

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, FTC ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT WITH ILLINOIS-BASED AUTO GROUP OVER ILLEGAL FEES AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Settlement Requires Edward Napleton Automotive Group to Pay $10 Million