110 ILCS 947/120: Penalty for fraudulent information.

Any person who by means of any false statement, wilful misrepresentation, or through other fraudulent device obtains or attempts to obtain or aids or abets any person in obtaining a scholarship, grant, monetary award, or guaranteed loan under this Act or Section 30-14.2 of the School Code to which the person is not entitled shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Any scholarship, grant, monetary award, or guaranteed loan obtained by such a person by such means shall be recoverable in a civil action, if necessary, from the person who received the scholarship, grant, monetary award, or guaranteed loan.