Fotos de Noviembre de 2008

Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins, from left, Walter Burnett, 27th Ward Alderman; John Maxson, President & CEO of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (GNMAA); Grant DePorter, President and Managing Partner of Harry Caray's Restaurant Group; Nicole Jachimiak, Director of Marketing Programs of Swissotel; State Rep.-elect Will Burns (D-26); and State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-13), at the start of the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival sponsored by the GNMAA. More than one million lights were lit along North Michigan Avenue during the parade and culminated in a fireworks show over the Chicago River.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks at a town hall meeting about next year’s conversion to digital television (DTV) at Copernicus Northwest Senior Center in Chicago. Joining Madigan was Deborah Tate, left, FCC Commissioner, and other city officials, in order to raise awareness and inform consumers of the switch to DTV and how it will impact their viewing needs. Later, Madigan and Commissioner Tate visited Kennedy-King College in Chicago.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins, from left, Michael Wolfe, Chief of the Criminal Bureau, DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and recipient of the Mitch Mars Prosecutor Excellence Award; Jennifer Mars, widow of Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitchell Mars and the award’s namesake; and Mars’ mother Connie during the Chicago Crime Commission’s Stars of Distinction 2008 Awards Dinner in Chicago. Cook County State’s Attorney Dick Devine was the keynote speaker and several awards were presented to various state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan looks on as Chicago resident Carol McClelland relates her story of being a victim of a so-called mortgage rescue company during a news conference in Chicago. Madigan announced the filing of seven new lawsuits against mortgage “rescue” companies and warned consumers about an alarming rise in these scams that prey on vulnerable homeowners on the verge of foreclosure.

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan delivers remarks during the Civic Federation’s annual Board of Directors meeting in Chicago. Madigan gave an overview of her office and answered questions from members.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan delivers keynote remarks to students and faculty during Northwestern University Law School’s Public Interest Law Week in Chicago. The event was sponsored by the school’s Public Interest Law Group and the Student Funded Public Interest Fellowship Program and is designed to expose the students to individuals who are involved in public interest activities.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins Dr. Sherron Bibbie, left, Assistant Principal at Westcott Elementary School, and Monique Dockery, Principal at Westcott School, during the Communities in Schools Chicago (CISC) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Dr. Bibbie received the fifth annual “Al Ward Spirit of Giving Award” during the meeting of the organization, whose goal is to help schools coordinate services that meet the social, emotional and health needs of their students. Later, Madigan joins, from left, Kevin Evanich, Chairman of the CISC Board of Directors, Jane Mentzinger, CISC Executive Director, and Lynn Cutler, member of the CISC Board of Directors.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins, from left, Stephanie Neely, Treasurer of the City of Chicago; the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.; Betsy Berry, widow of Bill Berry, longtime Executive Secretary of the Chicago Urban League; Cheryle Jackson, President and CEO of the Urban League; and her husband Charles Jackson during the Urban League’s 47th Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner in Chicago. The dinner program was entitled, “Lights. Camera. nextTV,” and featured the launch of nextTV, a business and lifestyle television program to air in February 2009.