'Chicago Blaxican' Charged With Felonies After Targeting Politicians With Threatening Videos
Jaglicic is angry at the politicians for what he perceives as the mishandling of a case he was previously convicted on.
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Aspiring Rapper Eric 'Chicago Blaxican' Jaglicic Charged With Threatening Illinois AG Kwame Raoul, Top Deputy, Former AG Lisa Madigan
Jaglicic, 40, has been charged with one count each of intimidation, threatening a public official, and electronic harassment.
Aspiring Rapper Questioned By Police Over Video With Apparent Threat To Illinois AG Kwame Raoul, Former AG Lisa Madigan
Chicago Police on Wednesday night were questioning a man over a series of threatening music videos he made and emails sent to current and former public officials.
Madigan: Neiman Marcus To Pay $1.5M In Multi State Data Breach
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Big Jump In U.S. Catholic Dioceses Naming Names
U.S. bishops are holding a retreat outside Chicago for "prayer and reflection" upon the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
Wells Fargo To Pay Illinois $10.8M In Multi-State Settlement
Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday Illinois is part of a $575 million settlement reached between Wells Fargo and 50 states and the District of Colombia.
Catholic Bishops Won't Discuss Sexual Abuse At Upcoming Spiritual Retreat
Cardinal Blase Cupich is hosting 300 bishops at a spiritual retreat at Mundelein Seminary Jan. 2-8.
Bishops Won't Discuss Clergy Abuse Report At Retreat
A spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan calls it "disappointing and absurd" not to discuss the findings at the gathering.
List Of Communities Asking For Sterigenics To Close Grows
In a letter, the Western Springs president asks Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for an immediate, temporary shutdown of the facility.
Madigan Sues Woman Who Sold Tickets To Fake Events
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AG Madigan To Trump: Stop Plans To Exclude Transgender People From Federal Protections
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Lisa Madigan Demands End To Policy Preventing Immigrant Families From Reuniting
The Illinois attorney general signed a letter to the federal government demanding reversal of the existing policy.
Cancer-Causing Chemicals Prompt Lisa Madigan and DuPage County To Ask State To Close Sterigenics In Willowbrook
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Illinois Attorney General, DuPage County Prosecutor Sue Sterigenics Over Carcinogenic Emissions
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Chicago Police Consent Decree: Public Comment Hearings Begin Today
A two-day hearing begins Wednesday in federal court, allowing the public to weigh in on a proposed consent decree governing sweeping changes at the Chicago Police Department.
Madigan, Emanuel Name Finalists To Monitor Police Department Consent Decree
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel must recommend a final choice to U.S. District Judge Robert Dow Jr.
Two Public Hearings Scheduled For Proposed Chicago Police Consent Decree
Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the final draft of the consent decree earlier this month,
CPD Consent Decree Filed In Federal Court
"It has taken over a year to get to this day but it has taken a generation to get here."
City, Madigan Agree To Require Police Officers To Report Every Time They Point A Gun At Someone
That issue had been the last sticking point in a draft consent decree announced by Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in July.
Laquan McDonald: A Timeline Of The Shooting, Fallout, And Officer Van Dyke's Trial
Nearly four years after he fired the 16 shots that killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke will go on trial starting Wednesday on six counts of first-degree murder, 16 counts of aggravated battery, and one count of official misconduct.
Pennsylvania's Clergy Abuse Scandal Sparks Inquiries In Other States
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced plans to meet with the Chicago Archdiocese after at least seven priests with connections to her state were identified in the Pennsylvania grand jury report.
Lisa Madigan Launches Hotline For Residents To Report Clergy Abuse
Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched a hotline for Illinois residents to report allegations of sexual abuse by clergy members.
Madigan To Question Catholic Church Leaders About Illinois 'Predator Priests' In Pa. Grand Jury Report
"The Catholic Church has a moral obligation to provide its parishioners and the public a complete and accurate accounting of all sexually inappropriate behavior involving priests in Illinois," Madigan's office said in a statement Thursday night.
Political Candidate Says There's A Double Standard On Spending Money
"I'm tired of white people telling me how to spend my own money to help poor people and the needy."
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