Illinois Department of State Police Merit Board

Springfield, IL 62703

Ex-ISP office head: Reputation 'held hostage' by court hold on lawsuit over Pritzker-connected ex-worker's sex assault claims

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Oct 24, 2022 @ 8:00pm

Jack Garcia, ex-director of the Illinois State Police Merit Board, has asked a federal judge to lift a stay on his lawsuit vs Jenny Thornley, who is accused of manufacturing sex assault claims to thwart an investigation into alleged criminal conduct, and then used her ties to Gov. JB Pritzker to get Garcia removed
Appeal filed in lawsuit against Thornley that Attorney General Raoul got dismissed

By Greg Bishop, The Center Square | Wednesday, Aug 3, 2022 @ 12:00pm

An appeal has been filed in the case a member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board brought against Jenny Thornley, the former merit board employee at the center of a multipronged case of alleged worker’s compensation fraud with connections to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office.
Attorney General says Pritzker-connected work comp fraud case referred to appellate prosecutor

By Greg Bishop, The Center Square | Thursday, Jul 28, 2022 @ 5:08pm

The prosecutor is also handling criminal charges for overtime fraud against Jenny Thornley, a former chief fiscal officer for the Illinois State Police Merit Board. Thornley is now accused of using political ties to Gov. JB Pritzker to improperly secure workers comp after she was fired for alleged overtime fraud