• Lisa Madigan sues S&P for role in housing market meltdown

    Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s claiming the credit ratings agency fraudulently gave high ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments in the years prior to the 2008 housing market crash.

    Chicago Sun-Times, January 25, 2012
  • Madigan suing Westwood College

    Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Westwood College, accusing the for-profit school of deceptive marketing.

    ABC Chicago, January 18, 2012
  • Illinois attorney general's office plans to sue Westwood College

    The Illinois attorney general's office is lashing out at Westwood College, which has four Chicago-area campuses, claiming the institution misleads students enrolled in its criminal justice program, putting them deep in debt and saddling them with a nearly worthless degree for pursuing careers in Illinois law enforcement.

    Chicago Tribune, January 18, 2012