Press Room - December 2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SUES DIABETIC SUPPLIES RESELLER FOR DEFRAUDING THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN REACHES $575 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO
Settlement Resolves Consumer Protection Claims for Unauthorized Accounts, Other Alleged Unfair Trade Practices

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN ISSUES GUIDANCE ON IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION STATUS ON EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
Madigan Issues Guidance to Increase Awareness of State and Federal Laws Governing Immigration and Employment

MADIGAN ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OVER MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS FRAUD
Attorney General’s Investigation into F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates’ Contracts with MWRD Reveals Minority-Owned Business Fraud

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SEEKS TO BLOCK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RULES THAT LIMIT BIRTH CONTROL ACCESS

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN PROVIDES UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH
Preliminary Findings Show Illinois Dioceses Have Received At Least 500 Allegations of Clergy Sexual Assault & Abuse Against Children the Church Has Never Made Public

MADIGAN & COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL FILE MOTION TO PREVENT HARM & PROTECT THE ACA

MADIGAN OPPOSES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S PROPOSED RULE CHANGE THAT THREATENS THE SAFETY OF YOUNG WORKERS
Madigan & Coalition of Attorneys General Say Proposed Rule Change Will Endanger Young Workers & Safety of Vulnerable Patients in Health Care Facilities

AG MADIGAN CALLS ON U.S. EPA TO WITHDRAW PLANS TO GUT CLEAN POWER AND CLEAN CAR RULES
Madigan, Part of 29-Member Coalition, Cites Federal National Climate Assessment that Found Impacts of Climate Change “Increasingly Threaten Health & Well-Being of American People”

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN OPPOSES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S LATEST ATTACK ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION
Administration’s proposed overhaul of immigration laws would force legal immigrants to risk their immigration status in order to access healthcare, housing assistance & other programs

FORMER JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR THEFT & MISCONDUCT

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN, DUPAGE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT WITH SPEEDWAY
Settlement Ensures Continued Monitoring & Cleanup at Site of Gas Leak, Explosions

MADIGAN CALLS ON U.S. SENATE TO OPPOSE CONFIRMATION OF NEW FERC COMMISSIONER
Bernard McNamee was Chief Proponent of Failed “Coal Subsidies” Rule; Publicly Called Choice between Fossil Fuels and Renewables the “Battle Between Liberty and Tyranny”

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN & 38 STATES ANNOUNCE COALITION TO CRACK DOWN ON ROBOCALLS

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN FILES LAWSUIT OVER TICKET SCHEME

MADIGAN ANNOUNCES $6 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH ENCORE CAPITAL TO REFORM DEBT BUYING & COLLECTION PRACTICES

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN RECOVERS $17 MILLION FROM WELLS FARGO FOR IL PENSION SYSTEMS
Madigan Recoups $17.25 Million for Pension Funds in Settlement with Wells Fargo Over Sale of Risky Mortgage-backed Securities

MADIGAN WARNS RESIDENTS TO BE ON ALERT FOR STORM-RELATED REPAIR SCAMS