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***CONSUMER ALERT*** ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONSUMERS TO PROTECT THEIR INFORMATION, FUNDS BY EXERCISING CAUTION BEFORE PLACING SUPER BOWL WAGERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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***CONSUMER ALERT*** ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONSUMERS TO PROTECT THEIR INFORMATION, FUNDS BY EXERCISING CAUTION BEFORE PLACING SUPER BOWL WAGERS
Raoul Recommends Checking into Betting Operators Before Placing Bets Online, Using Apps
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today urged Illinoisians who are considering making a wager on the Super Bowl this Sunday to be fully informe
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AG Campbell Challenges DOGE's Unauthorized Access To Americans' Private Data
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Challenges DOGE's Unauthorized Access To Americans' Private Data
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration's decision to grant the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), led by Elon Musk, access to the private and sensitive financia
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AG Campbell Files New Motions To Stop Trump Administration From Unlawfully Withholding Essential Federal Funding
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Files New Motions To Stop Trump Administration From Unlawfully Withholding Essential Federal Funding
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led 22 other attorneys general in filing a preliminary injunction motion in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump Administration for actions that froze nearly $3 trillion in federal fundi
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Attorney General Bonta in New Court Filing: Trump Administration Not Complying with Court Order to Unfreeze Certain Federal Funding
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta in New Court Filing: Trump Administration Not Complying with Court Order to Unfreeze Certain Federal Funding
In light of evidence of Trump Administration continuing to block state funding under the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act, states file motion to enforce existing court order
Preliminary injunction motion highlights
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Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over DOGE's Unlawful Access to Americans' Personal Information
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over DOGE's Unlawful Access to Americans' Personal Information
DOGE access blatantly violates Americans' right to privacy
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's decision to expand access to data maintained by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Servi
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Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition in Suing to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Attacks on Americans
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition in Suing to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Attacks on Americans
February 7, 2025
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data. Attorney Gener
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 13 Attorneys General Release Statement on DOGE Access to Sensitive Personal Information
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 13 Attorneys General Release Statement on DOGE Access to Sensitive Personal Information
For Immediate Release: February 6, 2025
Office of the Attorney General
- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General
TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in releasing
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Multistate Coalition in Suing to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Attacks on Americans
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Multistate Coalition in Suing to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Attacks on Americans
For Immediate Release: February 7, 2025
Office of the Attorney General
- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General
TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Requests Additional Court Orders to Ensure Federal Funding for New Jerseyans
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Requests Additional Court Orders to Ensure Federal Funding for New Jerseyans
For Immediate Release: February 7, 2025
Office of the Attorney General
- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General
TRENTON -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, with a coalition of 22 other attorneys general, filed a motion for preliminary injunctio
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WORKERS OVER ALLEGED PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FRAUD
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WORKERS OVER ALLEGED PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FRAUD
Raoul Alleges Husband, Wife Applied for Loans While Receiving Federal Disability Benefits
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Roselle, Illinois husband and wife who each allegedly received two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for over $40,000 while they we
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN FILING LAWSUIT TO STOP ELON MUSK AND DOGE'S ATTACK ON AMERICANS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN FILING LAWSUIT TO STOP ELON MUSK AND DOGE'S ATTACK ON AMERICANS
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data.
In their lawsuit, Raoul and the coalition assert
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS PRISON SENTENCE, RECOVERS MORE THAN $2 MILLION FROM FORMER CLINIC OWNER IN MEDICAID FRAUD CASE
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS PRISON SENTENCE, RECOVERS MORE THAN $2 MILLION FROM FORMER CLINIC OWNER IN MEDICAID FRAUD CASE
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a DuPage County judge sentenced a Bolingbrook, Illinois woman to prison and ordered her to pay restitution for defrauding the state out of more than $2.46 million in Medicaid funds.
The Attorney General's o
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR RELIEF IN CASE CHALLENGING FREEZE ON FEDERAL FUNDING
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR RELIEF IN CASE CHALLENGING FREEZE ON FEDERAL FUNDING
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a motion for preliminary injunction in NY v. Trump, the ongoing lawsuit co-led by Illinois challenging actions by President Donald Trump, the Office of Management and
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Attorney General Tong Sues President Trump and Secretary of Treasury to Block DOGE Access to Confidential Records, Sensitive Data and Critical Payment Systems
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Sues President Trump and Secretary of Treasury to Block DOGE Access to Confidential Records, Sensitive Data and Critical Payment Systems
(Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general suing President Donald Trump, the U.S. Treasury and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop the unauthorized disclosure of A
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BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - December 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - December 2024":
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Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - December 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - December 2024":
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Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - December 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - December 2024":
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Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda
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Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025
ARMY
ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com
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Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025
ARMY
ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com
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ICE Newark arrest of Chilean national leads to federal charges
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release:
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ICE Newark arrest of Chilean national leads to federal charges
NEWARK, N.J. - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest led to Gustavo Ignacio Salas Ortega, 33, a Chilean alien, being charged Feb. 4 in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, with one count of conspiracy to receive stolen property that had crossed state lines and one count
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Ill. Gov. Pritzker Announces Investments in Freedman Seating Company's Chicago Manufacturing Facility
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025:
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EDGE incentives create 50 new full-time jobs and retain nearly 700 jobs in Austin community
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CHICAGO -- Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Freedman Seating Company and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to announce new investments in the company's Chicago manufacturing facility that will create 50 new full-time jobs and retain 676 full-
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Ill. U.S. Attorney: Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Soliciting a Minor and Lying to the FBI About Pro-ISIS Social Media Postings
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025:
A defendant has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for soliciting a minor to engage in commercial sex and lying to the FBI about social media postings supportive of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
HARDY LEE BROWNER, 37, of Chicago, pleaded guilty in 2023 to one count of making a materially false statement to the FBI involvin
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Trump Administration Not Complying With Court Order to Unfreeze Federal Funding, Attorney General Tong Seeks to Enforce Temporary Restraining Order
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Not Complying With Court Order to Unfreeze Federal Funding, Attorney General Tong Seeks to Enforce Temporary Restraining Order
(Hartford, CT) -- Citing evidence that the Trump Administration is continuing to block state funding out of compliance with the court order secured by Attorney General William Tong and 22 other state attorneys general, the coalition
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