Attorney General Lisa Madigan Tuesday said a new law that becomes effective January 1 will be a critical part of a statewide response to keep criminals from manufacturing methamphetamine. Madigan was joined

during a news conference by, from left, Chris Maguire, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), MSgt. Jim Winters, Illinois State Police, Dave Lenartowicz, DEA, Rick Robbins, Undersheriff of Montgomery County, Lt. Pete Piazza, Narcotic & Gang Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department and Steve Plazibat, Chief of Madigan’s Statewide Grand Jury Bureau. For more information click here.

Joined Thursday in Rock Island by law enforcement and

local officials from Illinois and Iowa, Attorney General Lisa Madigan outlined how Senate Bill 2244 will distinguish Illinois as having one of the nation’s toughest anti-methamphetamine laws. SB 2244 is Madigan’s latest effort to help curb meth production and use and currently awaits the Governor’s signature. For more information, click here.

Madigan's was joined by local and state law enforcement and officials at Brown Drug Co., in Quincy, during her final stop of the day.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan Tuesday announced legislation to make it harder for criminals to obtain large quantities of over-the-counter drugs that are key ingredients in making methamphetamine. Joined by legislators and law enforcement at a news conference in the State Capitol, Madigan said cutting off the easy flow of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine to criminals is a critical first step in stopping meth production. For more information, click here.