Kwame Raoul

The Illinois Attorney General's office has charged a Plainfield woman with eight felony counts after she allegedly purchased cars off Facebook Marketplace with fraudulent IDs and checks.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging I-Pass users to be on alert for a scam involving unsolicited text messages intended to trick consumers into sharing personal and financial information.

A federal judge in Puerto Rico last week told a politically connected former state contractor that if he wants to sue for defamation against the people who’ve accused him of defrauding the state of Illinois, he’ll have to do so in an Illinois courtroom.

A federal judge has not yet ruled on a motion that could decide the fate of a lawsuit against Joliet police officers over a man's death in 2020 that led to protests and controversy at Joliet City Hall.

The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide on the constitutionality of a new state law that says constitutional challenges to state laws and actions can only be filed in Cook or Sangamon counties.

A Will County judge's decision to deem a convicted sex offender a sexually violent person will prevent him from harming anyone else, said the Illinois attorney general.

The American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of Lung Cancer” report shows Illinois has “a lot of work to do” to ensure individuals at high risk for lung cancer are properly screened and treated.

Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans – are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week.

As Illinois’ recreational cannabis industry once again reported record sales for 2023, the state’s attorney general is calling on the federal government to reclassify the substance.

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday as to whether the smell of cannabis alone is grounds for police officers to search a vehicle. Last spring, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the smell of marijuana is enough for police to search a vehicle.

The case against a retired Joliet police sergeant charged with unlawfully accessing a squad video is set for a pretrial hearing in April. The video led to protests, a federal lawsuit and an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General.

A Will County judge dismissed the Joliet inspector general's lawsuit against Illinois State Police with prejudice. He ruled the inspector general had no power to file a lawsuit from the beginning.

A little over six months after pushing Democrats in the General Assembly to pass a law targeted at limited services pregnancy centers, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has agreed in a legal filing to stop the state’s enforcement of it.

A police search of an Elgin cop’s Kirkland home this week uncovered numerous firearms and ammunition, ready-to-eat survivalist meals and computer equipment containing hours worth of video depicting child sexual abuse, police said.

Ahead of Giving Tuesday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Illinois residents to avoid charity scams.