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October 15, 2025

Attorney Tom DeVore Filed Defamation Suit Against Governor Pritzker –

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen

On November 10, 2021

Springfield, IL. (ECWd) –

Attorney Thomas DeVore has filed a Defamation Per Se action against Governor Pritzker on October 29, 2021, alleging the Governor’s statement at a press conference:

  • imputed the Plaintiff had committed a criminal action
  • imputed that Plaintiff was unable to perform or lacks integrity in performing his employment duties as an attorney
  • imputed that Plaintiff lacked ability or otherwise prejudiced the Plaintiff in his profession

The complained-of statements:

“Well, you know, he’s a grifter who is taking money from parents who are being taken advantage of.”

“So I hope that the, you know, the reign of grifting and terror that he is trying to bring about in the school districts will come to an[d] (sic) end.”

DeVore is asking for damages in excess of $50k.

Read the Complaint below:

DeVore Complaint (1) (1)

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