Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-sheriff employee ordered to repay $35,000
(The Center Square) – A judge has ordered a former Cook County Sheriff’s office employee to pay more than $35,000 in restitution for forgery to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program loan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kimberly Flowers-Watson, 59, of Chicago pleaded guilty to felony forgery and was sentenced to two years of second-chance probation.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office said Flowers-Watson forged a PPP loan application to the U.S. Small Business Administration by falsely claiming she owned a business that did not exist.
DATA CENTER MORATORIUM PROPOSED
Champaign County officials are considering a one-year ban on the development of large data centers so zoning regulations can be developed for such projects.
Planning and Zoning Director John Hall told The News-Gazette a potential project site west of Champaign was described to him as being about 300 acres, far larger than any data center the county has previously approved.
Hall expressed concerns about water consumption from the Mahomet Aquifer and energy usage.
SUPER BOWL SAFETY
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are joining local law enforcement departments in a Super Bowl safety campaign this weekend.
State officials are urging party-goers to make sure their designated drivers are not impaired by alcohol, cannabis or other impairing drugs and that everyone in their vehicle is wearing a seat belt.
The Super Bowl safety campaign is part of the Illinois “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” programs that are funded with federal highway safety dollars.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Latest News Stories
Ten candidates vying for Georgia’s 11th District post
New Jersey sued over ICE mask ban
Illinois Quick Hits: Gas prices rise again
Massive drug busts in California, Texas, enough to kill more than 32.7 million people
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern submit new merger application
Mills drops out of Maine U.S. Senate race
Board Establishes New Regulations and Fees for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
House passes funding for ICE, CBP, tees up DHS reopening
Florida poised to flip 4 U.S. House seats with new map
Energy industry insiders advise lawmakers on supporting AI growth, protecting ratepayers
WATCH: Students see tuition as a good investment despite loan debt, survey says
California congressman slams nation’s ‘gerrymandering war’
