CCSAO Announces Charges Against Former Suburban High School Superintendent for Allegedly Making $10,000 in Personal Purchases on District Credit Card

CHICAGO – The former superintendent of Argo Community High School District 217 has been charged with multiple felony offenses for allegedly using a district-issued credit card to pay for more than $10,000 in personal expenses, including adult content websites, golf equipment, and Visa gift cards, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday.  

William Toulios, 46, is charged with one count of theft of government property between $10,000 and $100,000, one count of theft between $10,000 and $100,000, one count of forgery and two counts of official misconduct. On Friday, Toulios appeared for arraignment at the Cook County Courthouse in Bridgeview, where he pleaded not guilty and was released pretrial. The case was continued to August 24, 2026.

“Every dollar entrusted to a school district is meant to support students, classrooms and educational opportunities – not personal expenses,” said Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke. “Public officials who abuse taxpayer resources for their own personal gain are not above the law. The prosecutors in our Public Corruption Unit are committed to seeking accountability and protecting the public’s trust.” 

According to prosecutors, an investigation by Illinois State Police found that between February 2021 and March 2024, while serving as superintendent, Toulios allegedly used the district-issued credit card to make more than $10,000 in unauthorized purchases. The alleged expenditures included more than $4,000 for adult-content websites, more than $4,000 on golf equipment and related items, more than $5,000 in Visa gift cards, some of which were allegedly used to finance additional adult website expenses, and numerous other personal purchases.  

Prosecutors also allege Toulios submitted a fraudulent invoice to a subordinate employee and directed the employee to create additional fraudulent invoices as part of his effort to conceal the unauthorized spending.  

The investigation was conducted by the Illinois State Police, and the case will be prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Victor Yanz, Supervisor of the CCSAO’s Public Corruption Unit (PCU), a specialized unit within the CCSAO’s Multi-Jurisdiction Bureau that prosecutes criminal conduct involving public officials and employees who abuse positions of public trust. The unit works to protect taxpayer resources, promote accountability, and preserve public confidence in government.  

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