Illinois Attorney General

Discipline recommended for Metro East lawyer who ran for Illinois attorney general

Mike Koziatek

A hearing board recommended a 60-day suspension of Tom DeVore, the Bond County attorney, for "violations arising from his dating and business relationships with a client.”

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office settled a lawsuit it filed against a publishing company for improperly publicizing dates of birth and home addresses for hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters.

Government, Politics & Issues

Illinois AG settles lawsuit against company that published voters' personal information

Dave McKinney

A right-leaning online publication had posted the birth dates and home addresses of hundreds of thousands of Illinois registered voters.

Outside of the Eagle Industrial Park at 2401 Mississippi Ave. in Sauget on April 12.

Health, Science & Environment

Illinois sues Metro East plant, alleging dangerous storage of hazardous materials

Kelly Smits

The lawsuit filed in St. Clair County alleges the metal plant in Sauget — formerly Big River Zinc — improperly stored chemicals, illegally dumped waste and contaminated standing water. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency referred the suit to the attorney general's office.

Cheryl Thompson, 62, sits for a portrait near her home in Southern Illinois, in March 2024. Thompson said she was sexually assaulted on New Year’s Eve and was not offered a forensic exam at Union County Hospital in Anna, Illinois where she sought treatment.

Health, Science & Environment

Survivors sidelined: How Illinois’ sexual assault survivor law lets hospitals deny care

Kate Martin

Illinois hospitals routinely skirt one of the nation’s strongest laws protecting victims of sexual assault — including Alton Memorial and Blessing Hospital in Quincy.