Illinois Attorney General Opinions
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Can an Illinois lawyer hold a seat in the State Senate and serve as an assistant state's attorney at the same time?
No. The AG concluded the two offices are incompatible. Assistant state's attorneys, like state's attorneys, exercise executive-branch power. State senators exercise legislative power. The Illinois Con…
Did Illinois law allow Governor Pritzker to issue back-to-back COVID-19 disaster proclamations beyond the original 30-day emergency-powers window without legislative approval?
The AG concluded that an earlier 2001 informal opinion (No. I-01-028), which had suggested 30 days was the absolute outer limit, had failed to consider critical legislative history. The General Assemb…
Can the Illinois Governor or GOMB use an executive order or budget directive to cut money the legislature already appropriated to an independent state agency like the State Police Merit Board?
Generally no. Attorney General Lisa Madigan concluded that once the General Assembly appropriates funds to the Merit Board and the bill is signed into law, the Governor and the Governor's Office of Ma…
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Attorney general opinions in Illinois are written by the Illinois Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.