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Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in Chicago and Springfield, the attorney general is responsible for providing legal counsel for the various state agencies including the governor of Illinois and Illinois General Assembly, as well as conducting all legal affairs pertaining to the state.
The Illinois States Attorneys Association objected to the changes, as the Attorney General and the PAC acquired an expanded role under the new law. The Association suggested that the role of the state's attorney should be expanded instead. [7] As of 2019, the PAC employed 13 full-time attorneys, three supervisors, and four support staff. [4]
Cook County State's Attorney general elections Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) 1912 [13] Maclay Hoyne: Democratic: 122,419 (27.85%) Lewis Rinaker Republican: 113,181 (25.74%) William A. Cunnea: Socialist 107,647 (24.49%) George I ...
Operation Greylord was an investigation conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Chicago Police Department Internal Affairs Division and the Illinois State Police into corruption in the judiciary of Cook County, Illinois (the Chicago jurisdiction).
Operation Crooked Code is a federal investigation into the corruption surrounding the City of Chicago's Department of Building and Zoning. As of September 2009, Operation Crooked Code had resulted in charges against more than two dozen individuals, 13 of them city inspectors charged with bribery and bribery-related crimes. [1]
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40th Attorney General of Illinois; In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003: Governor: Jim Edgar George Ryan: Preceded by: Roland Burris: Succeeded by: Lisa Madigan: State's Attorney of DuPage County; In office 1984 – January 9, 1995: Preceded by: Joseph Fitzsimmons: Succeeded by: Anthony Peccarelli: Personal details; Born February 21, 1946