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Lisa Madigan
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by Angela Caputo
6:07pm
Wed Mar 18, 2009

"An Unbelievable Defiance Of The Law"

Lisa Madigan

This week, The Chicago Reporter exposed
how the Illinois State Police (ISP) has refused to carry out thousands
of court-ordered expungements and sealings of individual criminal
records. They found that, contrary to judges’ orders, at least 2,700
unwitting Illinois ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:58pm
Mon Mar 16, 2009

The One To Watch

Taxes

The conundrum facing Attorney General Lisa Madigan as she considers a primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn next February is this: When people ask her about the motivating force behind her candidacy, what does she say?  What does she choose to criticize in Quinn's ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
9:17am
Mon Mar 16, 2009

Madigan Backs Caps On Campaign Contributions

Lisa Madigan

Earlier this month, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform’s David Morrison told us that legislation to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and make certain Inspector General probes public, both of which moved forward last week, would greatly improve ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:04am
Fri Mar 13, 2009

Madigan Hedges On Income Tax Hike (UPDATED)

Lisa Madigan

On Wednesday, we noted that Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan -- in a quote buried at the end of a Beacon News article -- seemed to draw the first battle line in her potential primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn.  She said: "I think this economy makes it almost impossible to place ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
10:04am
Thu Mar 12, 2009
2 comments

Burris Dragged Into Special Election Case

Roland Burris

Despite their best efforts
to bury a proposal to call a special election to fill the U.S. Senate
seat vacated by Barack Obama, the failure to do so continues to haunt
Illinois’ Democratic Party leaders who now have a legal case with a high-profile defendant on their hands: ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:43pm
Wed Mar 11, 2009

Lisa Madigan Calls Income Tax Increase "Almost Impossible"

Taxes

Yesterday I wondered what would be the motivating force behind Lisa Madigan's potential challenge to Pat Quinn in the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary, considering that he's barely had a chance to do anything yet.  Today came a hint (buried at the bottom of a Beacon ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:58pm
Wed Dec 17, 2008
2 comments

IL Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Madigan Motion (UPDATED)

Lisa Madigan

Just out from the Tribune:

The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan's
attempt to have Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office,
court officials said.

For more on Madigan's motion, check out this previous post.

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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:41pm
Sun Dec 14, 2008
1 comment

Quinn Open To Idea Of Senate Appointment Followed By Special Election

Jan Schakowsky

On Friday, I painted the decision over how to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat as an either/or situation: either the legislature calls a special election or Pat Quinn becomes acting governor and makes the appointment himself.  But since Friday night, Quinn has ...

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by Josh Kalven
2:03pm
Fri Dec 12, 2008

Mikva: Madigan's Proposal A "Hold Fast" Effort

Rod Blagojevich

Attorney General Lisa Madigan's motion to the Illinois Supreme Court today seeks to temporarily transfer the governor's powers to the lieutenant governor, while anticipating that Blagojevich will either resign or the General Assembly will impeach him.  Below is video from ...