Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s for its fraudulent role in assigning its highest ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments in the years leading up to the housing market crash.
Madigan filed her lawsuit today in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging that Standard & Poor’s, or S&P, compromised its independence as a ratings agency by doling out high ratings to unworthy, risky investments as a corporate strategy to increase its revenue and market share...Read Full Story
Court Sides With Illinois State Rifle Association In Protecting Identities Of Lawful Firearm Owners Illinois State Rifle Association PEORIA, Illinois - -( Ammoland.com )- Lawful firearm owners across the state may rest a little easier tonight knowing that their sensitive personal information is finally safeguarded from release under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Earlier this week, the Honorable Michael E. Brandt, Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Peoria...Read Full Story
More proof FL AG Pam Bondi is not doing her job! MADIGAN FILES SUIT OVER FAULTY MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENTS FILED WITH COUNTY RECORDERS Attorney General Alleges Faulty Practices in Foreclosing on Homeowners in Crisis Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against Nationwide Title Clearing for filing faulty documents with Illinois county [...]Read Full Story
Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed two lawsuits against Chicago- and California-based companies for marketing prepaid calling cards to consumers, particularly to immigrant communities, that offer up to 50 percent fewer minutes than advertised and are riddled with hidden usage fees.
Madigan filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against Nobel Tel LLC and NTI Inc., a Chicago company. Madigan said the companies targeted marketing at immigrant consumers seeking to make international...Read Full Story
Joined by lawmakers, law enforcement officials and pharmacists, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today unveiled two initiatives aimed at curtailing the rise of new production methods of methamphetamine in Illinois.
Madigan visited three Illinois communities that are among the hardest hit by the meth epidemic, where authorities have seen an emergence of small-scale meth production techniques that make the drug harder to detect. Meeting with officials in Quincy, Cahokia and Danville, Madigan...Read Full Story
Illinois is expected to receive about $1 billion in a multi-state settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage lenders, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Thursday. Madigan joined with attorneys general in others states and federal officials ...
US Attorney General Eric Holder, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and 49 state Attorney Generals announced ... It also included Illinois, led by Attorney General Lisa Madigan. The state of Illinois will receive $1B of the settlement amount.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Nationwide Title Clearing Inc. (NTC), claiming that the company filed faulty documents with Illinois county recorders. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges numerous ...
Bureau County State’s Attorney Patrick Herrmann and a representative of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office appeared in Bureau County Court last week for a status hearing on the lawsuit filed in November by Herrmann and Madigan ...
* At least two neighboring states, Missouri and Wisconsin, plan to use money from the national foreclosure settlement to help balance their budgets…
The Missouri House Budget Committee chairman said today that he supports Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposal to use $40 million of a multi-state bank settlement to ease higher education budget cuts.
Wisconsin…
Gov. Scott Walker, [...]
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court Wednesday against Standard & Poor’s, or S for its alleged fraudulent role in giving its highest ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments. The lawsuit alleges that S ...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a law suit against Westwood College for what she calls deceptive practices. The lawsuit is based on student complaints that the school's Criminal Justice Program was misleading about its accreditation.
Access to Illinois Attorney General Services and Information ... 11/14/08 Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare ...
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Barack Obama answers questions regarding the Illinois governor corruption scandal. President-elect Barack Obama fired off his strongest criticism so far against alleged pay-to-play Gov. Rod Blagojevic