State Senator Raoul to run for Illinois attorney general in 2018

CHICAGO (AP) — State Sen. Kwame Raoul is running for Illinois attorney general next year, becoming the second Democratic state lawmaker to throw his hat in the ring.

It's an open contest after Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last week that she won't seek a fifth term.

Raoul, an attorney, tells The Associated Press Wednesday that Madigan's departure leaves a big void, but he has the experience and ability to continue her "great work."

Raoul was appointed to the Senate in 2004 to fill the vacancy left by then-state Sen. Barack Obama's election to the U.S. Senate.

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