Illinois Attorney General - wikipedia Illinois Attorney General Attorney General of Illinois Seal of the Attorney General Incumbent Lisa Madigan since January 13, 2003 Term length 4 years Inaugural holder Daniel Pope Cook Formation December 3, 1818 Succession Second Website http://www.ag.state.il.us/ The Illinois Attorney General is the highest legal officer of the state of Illinois in the United States. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by election through universal suffrage. Based in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, the Attorney General is responsible for providing legal counsel for the various state agencies including the Governor of Illinois and Illinois General Assembly, and conducting all legal affairs pertaining to the state. The office of the Illinois Attorney General was established on December 3, 1818 based on guidelines adopted by a state constitutional convention. The first person to fulfill the duties of the office was Daniel Pope Cook who only served eleven days, and was later elected to the United States Congress. Cook County was named in his honor. The current holder of the office is Lisa Madigan, step - daughter of Michael Madigan. Contents 1 List of Attorneys General 2 See also 3 References 4 External links List of Attorneys General # Name Political Party Term Daniel Pope Cook Democratic - Republican 1819 William Mears 1819 -- 1821 Samuel D. Lockwood 1821 -- 1822 James Turney 1822 -- 1829 George Forquer 1829 -- 1832 6 James Semple Democratic 1832 -- 1834 7 Ninian Wirt Edwards 1834 -- 1835 8 Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. Democratic 1835 -- 1836 9 Walter B. Scates 1836 -- 1837 10 Usher F. Linder Democratic 1837 -- 1838 11 George W. Olney 1838 -- 1839 12 Wickliffe Kitchell 1839 -- 1840 13 Josiah Lamborn Democratic 1840 -- 1843 14 James A. McDougall Democratic 1843 -- 1846 15 David B. Campbell 1846 -- 1848 Office abolished 1848 -- 1867 16 Robert G. Ingersoll Republican 1867 -- 1869 17 Washington Bushnell 1869 -- 1873 18 James K. Edsall 1873 -- 1881 19 James McCartney 1881 -- 1885 20 George Hunt 1885 -- 1893 21 Maurice T. Moloney Democratic 1893 -- 1897 22 Edward C. Akin Republican 1897 -- 1901 23 Howland J. Hamlin Republican 1901 -- 1905 24 William H. Stead Republican 1905 -- 1913 25 Patrick J. Lucey Democratic 1913 -- 1917 26 Edward J. Brundage Republican 1917 -- 1925 27 Oscar E. Carlstrom Republican 1925 -- 1933 28 Otto Kerner, Sr. Democratic 1932 -- 1938 29 John Edward Cassidy Democratic 1938 -- 1941 30 George F. Barrett Republican 1941 -- 1949 31 Ivan A. Elliott Democratic 1949 -- 1953 32 Latham Castle Republican 1953 -- 1959 33 Grenville Beardsley Republican 1959 -- 1960 34 William L. Guild Republican 1960 -- 1961 35 William G. Clark Democratic 1961 -- 1969 36 William J. Scott Republican 1969 -- 1980 37 Tyrone C. Fahner Republican 1980 -- 1983 38 Neil F. Hartigan Democratic 1983 -- 1991 39 Roland W. Burris Democratic 1991 -- 1995 40 Jim Ryan Republican 1995 -- 2003 41 Lisa Madigan Democratic 2003 -- present See also Illinois portal Law enforcement / Law enforcement topics portal List of law enforcement agencies in Illinois References Jump up ^ http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/history.html External links Illinois Attorney General official website Illinois Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal Illinois Attorney General articles at ABA Journal News and Commentary at FindLaw Illinois Compiled Statutes at Law.Justia.com U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - `` Cases with title containing : State of Illinois '' at FindLaw Illinois State Bar Association Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan profile at National Association of Attorneys General Press releases at Illinois Attorney General Attorneys General of the United States United States Attorney General : Jeff Sessions ( R ) AL Steve Marshall ( R ) AK Jahna Lindemuth ( I ) AZ Mark Brnovich ( R ) AR Leslie Rutledge ( R ) CA Xavier Becerra ( D ) CO Cynthia Coffman ( R ) CT George Jepsen ( D ) DE Matthew Denn ( D ) FL Pam Bondi ( R ) GA Chris Carr ( R ) HI Russell Suzuki ( D ) ID Lawrence Wasden ( R ) IL Lisa Madigan ( D ) IN Curtis Hill ( R ) IA Tom Miller ( D ) KS Derek Schmidt ( R ) KY Andy Beshear ( D ) LA Jeff Landry ( R ) ME Janet Mills ( D ) MD Brian Frosh ( D ) MA Maura Healey ( D ) MI Bill Schuette ( R ) MN Lori Swanson ( D ) MS Jim Hood ( D ) MO Josh Hawley ( R ) MT Tim Fox ( R ) NE Doug Peterson ( R ) NV Adam Laxalt ( R ) NH Gordon MacDonald ( R ) NJ Gurbir Grewal ( D ) NM Hector Balderas ( D ) NY Barbara Underwood ( D ) NC Josh Stein ( D ) ND Wayne Stenehjem ( R ) OH Mike DeWine ( R ) OK Mike Hunter ( R ) OR Ellen Rosenblum ( D ) PA Josh Shapiro ( D ) RI Peter Kilmartin ( D ) SC Alan Wilson ( R ) SD Marty Jackley ( R ) TN Herbert Slatery ( R ) TX Ken Paxton ( R ) UT Sean Reyes ( R ) VT T.J. Donovan ( D ) VA Mark Herring ( D ) WA Bob Ferguson ( D ) WV Patrick Morrisey ( R ) WI Brad Schimel ( R ) WY Peter Michael ( R ) DC Karl Racine ( D ) Territories : AS Talauega Ale ( D ) GU Elizabeth Barrett - Anderson ( R ) MP Edward Manibusan ( D ) PR Wanda Vázquez Garced ( D ) VI Claude Walker ( I ) Political party affiliations : 28 Republicans 26 Democrats 2 Independents * Acting Attorney General hide Illinois statewide elected officials Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer Comptroller Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Illinois_Attorney_General&oldid=800912927 '' Categories : Illinois Attorneys General State constitutional officers of Illinois State law enforcement agencies of Illinois Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 16 September 2017, at 13 : 54. 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Question: who is the current attorney general of illinois
Answer: Lisa Madigan