Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has blocked the deal made by former Governor Pat Quinn during his final weeks in office to end the contract with the state's lottery management company. Madigan says Quinn didn't consult her office before announcing the deal with Northstar Lottery Group and she says the arrangement is illegal and potentially costly to taxpayers. The Quinn deal was announced without resolving the dispute between the state and the company over payments owed to the state because the lottery continually failed to meet revenue projections. In scuttling the deal, Madigan sides with Governor Bruce Rauner's administration who has been critical of the termination agreement.
