CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul defended birthright citizenship in the ongoing multistate lawsuit against the Trump ...

Ethan T. Seaton of Roodhouse was sentenced to 10 years in prison for child pornography possession after pleading guilty in ...

A Galena police officer is on administrative leave after he faces child pornography charges, according to Stephenson County Court documents. Eli Barthel (Stephenson County Jail) The Illinois ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the distribution of $4.2 million in restitution to victims of the student lender ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said it told the Cook County Health Foundation it “would not be seeking further ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is challenging the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service, arguing ...

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A Freeport man who worked as a police officer in Galena could face prison time if convicted of having child sexual abuse material, according to the Illinois attorney general’s office.

Galena police said Saturday that Officer Eli Barthel was arrested after an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the FBI.

Federal prosecutors are recommending a 12.5-year sentence and a $1.5 million fine for former House Speaker Michael Madigan, ...