Fergus v. Russel, 110 N.E. 130 (Ill. 1915)
Illinois attorney general has common law powers that cannot be limited by the legislature
Dept. of Mental Health v. Coty, 232 N.E.2d 686 (Ill. 1967)
Attorney general’s common law powers cannot be limited by statute.
Env. Prot. Agency v. Pollution Control Bd., 372 N.E.2d 50 (Ill. 1977)
In Illinois, “the force and effect of this constitutional provision is “that neither the legislature nor the judiciary may deprive the attorney general of his common law powers under the Constitution,”
Lyons v. Ryan, 201 Ill.2d 529, 780 N.E.2d 1098, 269 Ill.Dec. 374 (Ill. 2002)
Taxpayers filed suit alleging that Governor and former campaign committee had received illegal contributions, and seeking to enforce a constructive trust on that money “on behalf of the state.” Section 20-104(b) of the Illinois Code provides in part that a private citizen may bring a lawsuit to recover damages from persons who have defrauded the…
People ex rel. Madigan v. Burge, 2012 Ill. App. LEXIS 973; 2012 IL App (1st) 112842 (Nov. 30, 2012)
A retired police officer was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury in connection with a federal investigation of the torture and abuse of arrestees when he was employed by the Chicago police department. The officer, who retired in 1997 and was sentenced in 2011, received pension benefits. The Pension Board concluded that §5/5-227 of…
