{"id":29238,"date":"2026-01-29T15:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29238"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:22:20","slug":"clark-county-township-clerk-charged-w-misusing-township-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29238-clark-county-township-clerk-charged-w-misusing-township-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark County Township Clerk Charged w\/Misusing Township Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(RAOUL)<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Clark County State\u2019s Attorney Kyle Hutson announced that charges have been filed against a township clerk for allegedly misusing township funds by spending them on personal expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Grable, 46, of Marshall was charged on Wednesday with one count of Class X felony theft of government property, punishable by up to 30 years in prison, and one count of Class 3 felony official misconduct, punishable by up to five years in prison. Sentences are ultimately determined by the court.<\/p>\n<p>Grable pleaded not guilty, and her next court date is scheduled for February 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic servants are entrusted with resources that allow them to fulfill their responsibilities on behalf of the taxpayers they serve, which is why they must be held to a higher standard,\u201d Raoul said. \u201cIt is an egregious violation of the public\u2019s trust when any elected official takes advantage of this responsibility for their own personal gain. My office is committed to ensuring these individuals are held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raoul\u2019s office is prosecuting the case with Hutson\u2019s<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>office. They allege that between April and August 2025, Grable used $162,497.53 in township funds for personal expenses, including paying off personal vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois State Police (ISP) led the investigation into Grable\u2019s alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public must be able to trust those who work in public service, and the Illinois State Police will continue to work with the Attorney General\u2019s Office to investigate violations of the public trust,\u201d said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>The public is reminded that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Haley Bookhout is prosecuting the case for Raoul\u2019s Public Integrity Bureau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(RAOUL) Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Clark County State\u2019s Attorney Kyle Hutson announced that charges have been filed against a township clerk for allegedly misusing township funds by spending them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clark County Township Clerk Charged w\/Misusing Township Funds - 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