Gov. JB Pritzker has filled in gaps on the Illinois Prisoner Review Board more than a year after it was roiled in controversy.

Pritzker on Friday appointed two new members to the state parole and release board, including Timothy Nugent, who as mayor of Manteno helped Pritzker two years ago secure the construction of a Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant despite complaints from residents and Republicans.

Pritzker appointed Nugent and Tracy Buckley, a contractor for the review board, as board members, pending Senate approval. Buckley previously served as the board’s chief of operations and as an administrator, the governor’s office said.

Their appointments fill two of six open seats on the fifteen-member panel, according to the state. Board members are paid nearly

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