Lisa Madigan

A recent federal court ruling could change a system that has favored student loan servicers over borrowers.

Commentary: Got student loan debt? Court ruling offers a lifeline

July 2, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.

Consider: $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, millions of struggling borrowers, an out-of-touch federal regulator and assurances that there's nothing to worry about. The echoes of the last decade's mortgage...

Chicago police work the scene of a shooting in the 6400 block of North Kedzie Avenue on Jan. 26, 2019. Under a consent decree approved Thursday, the Police Department now has one of the most comprehensive plans for reform in the country.

Lisa Madigan: CPD consent decree marks ‘new beginning’

May 31, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

A federal judge approved a consent decree Thursday that will govern changes within the Chicago Police Department to address a history of problematic policing. This is a historic and hopeful...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel talks with Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson during the graduation ceremony of new police officers March 15, 2017, in Chicago

Lisa Madigan op-ed: Mayor, don’t do an end run on police reform

May 11, 2019 at 4:06 a.m.

In December 2015, after the release of the video of Laquan McDonald's horrifying death, I requested that the U.S. Department of Justice conduct an independent investigation of the Chicago Police...

Amnesty International should not endorse policy to legalize prostitution

August 24, 2021 at 10:38 p.m.

Natalie Bauer Communications Director Office of Attorney General Lisa Madigan 312-814-4947 (direct) 312-636-5691 (cell) @natalie_bauer During its annual meeting this week in Chicago, Amnesty International is set to decide whether...

An experiment too expensive for consumers

August 23, 2021 at 12:46 a.m.

Last month, as the Illinois General Assembly's spring session rushed to a close, ComEd, Ameren and their army of lobbyists were able to muscle a bill through the legislature that...

Electricity rates that are fair and lawful

August 22, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

I am writing in response to the Sept. 14 editorial "Power Struggle." The editorial states that I am "intent on getting in the way" of Commonwealth Edison's efforts to set...

Madigan’s plan

August 19, 2021 at 9:23 p.m.

In his opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune ("Can the Madigans overcome this hurdle?" Commentary, Aug. 20), Patrick Murphy, Cook County public guardian, says that I have "let down the...

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