LaHood Congratulates Gregory Gilmore as New U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement in reaction to the swearing in of Gregory Gilmore as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois. "Throughout his career, Gregory Gilmore has displayed tremendous integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law," said Rep. LaHood. "He is an excellent choice to head the Central District of Illinois as U.S. Attorney and it was an honor to support his nomination for the role. I have the utmost confidence he will lead with fairness and work tirelessly to serve and protect the citizens of the Central District." Background: Gilmore has served the office since 1994 in a variety of roles including, First Assistant U.S. Attorney, and civil chief, criminal chief, and criminal supervisor of the Springfield division. He was nominated by President Trump on January 13 th , confirmed by the Senate on May 18 th , and sworn in on June 1 st . ###