Illinois Quick Hits: Clerk sentenced for spending taxpayer funds on personal expenses
(The Center Square) – A Clark County judge has sentenced a former Dolson Township clerk to five years in prison and ordered her to pay more than $168,000 in restitution after prosecutors said she misused township taxpayer funds by spending them on personal expenses.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Clark County State’s Attorney Kyle Hutson said Kimberly Grable, 46, of Marshall gained access to the township’s checkbooks after she was elected in April 2025.
Schaumburg man charged in $66.2M COVID fraud scheme
A Schaumburg man is charged in connection with a $66.2 million fraud scheme after he allegedly billed for at least 380,000 COVID-19 tests that were never performed.
According to court documents, Rajesh “Raj” Patel, 52, was the co-owner and chief operating officer of a clinical laboratory located in Hillside that processed PCR tests during the pandemic.
Patel’s lab allegedly paid Meridian Medical Staffing Inc. tens of millions of dollars for providing test specimens of purported patients who never existed or never provided the specimens.
Illinois first lady spends $500,000 on Ohio gubernatorial candidate
Illinois First Lady M.K. Pritzker has announced that she is investing $500,000 to support Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s wife said in a statement that Republican Vivek Ramaswamy represents everything that is wrong with politics and Ohio deserves Acton as their governor.
State police open new FOID kiosk
Illinois State Police opened their newest Firearm Owners Identification kiosk in Ullin.
The kiosk at ISP Troop 10 headquarters on Shawnee College Road was created to assist individuals experiencing difficulties with the online FOID and CCL website, or those without online access.
ISP currently offers other kiosks in Springfield, Du Quoin and Effingham.
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