This appeal concerns the investigative powers of the Attorney General under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices
Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 121 1/2, par. 261 et seq.) (the Act). On October 10, 1978, the Attorney General initiated an
investigation of the Association for Childbirth at Home, International (the Association), by issuing to the Association, pursuant
to section 3 of the Act, a requirement to file a verified statement responding to specific inquiries within 10 days of service.
