Several Republicans say Governor JB Pritzker needs to answer questions about any involvement he had with a workers comp claim from a former campaign volunteer who is now under criminal indictment.
Pritzker’s Republican opponent Darren Bailey and GOP candidate for attorney general Thomas DeVore both say the case of Jenny Thornley raises troubling questions about whether Pritzker and his staff allowed fraudulent claims to be processed. Thornley is facing trial this fall on charges of forgery and theft stemming from her position at the Illinois State Police Merit Board, a case that led to her firing. But after she was terminated, she allegedly received more than $70,000 in workers comp payments based on false claims.
Bailey and DeVore say Pritzker needs to spell out in detail what he and his staff did on Thornley’s behalf.
