ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS HAVE PROTECTED $8.6 BILLION FOR ILLINOIS

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS HAVE PROTECTED $8.6 BILLION FOR ILLINOIS

April 22, 2026

Raoul to Join State Attorneys General at Town Hall to Discuss Multistate Actions Targeting Federal Overreach

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that the lawsuits his office has filed challenging unlawful overreach by the federal government have protected approximately $8.6 billion for Illinois and critical programs and services that support individuals, families and organizations across the state. Since January 2025, the Attorney General's office has filed 63 lawsuits challenging illegal actions by the Trump administration. Of all of the cases that have received a decision from a court, 93% have received a decision in the state's favor.

Many of these lawsuits have developed through collaboration with other state attorneys general. Raoul will join Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today for a town hall about their work to defend critical services, maintain the benefits people rely on and hold the Trump administration accountable for its violations of the law.

"The dedication and hard work of the attorneys in my office have resulted in a high rate of success for our cases, and protected $8.6 billion for the people of Illinois, as well as fundamental rights that cannot be quantified in dollars and cents," Raoul said. "I am proud of our legal victories against unlawful actions by the Trump administration. I remain committed to this work, and to fighting for the rule of law."

Raoul's office has protected approximately:

• $1,047,000,000 in disaster recovery and emergency services, including funding that enables Illinois to remain prepared for terrorist attacks, natural disasters and other life-threatening emergencies, and funding for local emergency-management agencies across the state.
• $70,000,000 in scientific and medical research, including programs at Illinois' public universities dedicated to conducting life-saving medical research for illnesses such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and cancer.
• $2,196,500,000 in public health funding, including training for medical personnel, life-saving mental health and infectious disease prevention, youth pregnancy and STI prevention, HIV outbreak monitoring and youth dating violence prevention.
• $2,117,215,000 in transportation and infrastructure funding used to maintain Illinois roads, bridges, airports and other important public infrastructure.
• $1,612,400,000 in education and library funding, including academic services and programming for nearly 1.8 million schoolchildren across the state, extracurricular and afterschool programs, adult education and workforce development, and statewide library services.
• $1,511,800,000 in public benefits, which includes food assistance for nearly 2 million Illinois residents, including seniors and individuals with disabilities, and childcare assistance and programming for over 150,000 children in Illinois that allows parents and caregivers to go to work and school.
• $54,000,000 in crime victims' services funding under the Victims of Crime Act that supports victim and witness advocacy services, emergency shelter, medical, funeral and burial expenses, crime scene cleanup, sexual assault forensic exams, and other critical resources and services to victims and survivors of crime.
• $29,000,000 for the AmeriCorps that impacted 28 programs and 632 workers or volunteers at schools, health systems, food banks and other critical community agencies that served students, veterans and individuals experiencing homelessness.

Raoul will join Ellison and Rayfield in St. Paul, Minnesota for today's town hall. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. A live stream will be available here: Holding Trump Accountable: A Town Hall with Attorneys General.

The town hall is part of an ongoing series of forums hosted by attorneys general across the country to hear concerns and take testimony from the American people on the harm caused by the federal government's overreach, which helps to inform litigation strategies.