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Tag: Department of Veterans Affairs

GOP senator says state failed during COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home

GOP senator says state failed during COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home

— March 11, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said she wants to ensure quicker and better responses in future cases of virus outbreaks at state homes for veterans after what she called…

  • Watchdog report reveals widespread failures at LaSalle Veterans Home

    Watchdog report reveals widespread failures at LaSalle Veterans Home

    — May 3, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — A state watchdog report into the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home found multiple failures that contributed to 36 veterans deaths, stemming…

  • State veterans affairs director resigns

    State veterans affairs director resigns

    — January 11, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday,  Jan. 11 more than two months after an outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle…

  • Lawmakers press officials on COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home

    Lawmakers press officials on COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home

    — December 16, 2020

      SPRINGFIELD — Infection control efforts at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home have curbed the spread of the coronavirus since a deadly outbreak began at the facility last month,…

  • Wreaths Across America exhibit coming to Alton

    Wreaths Across America exhibit coming to Alton

    — August 5, 2020

    Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit will visit Alton on Wednesday, Aug.12 for a very special public opportunity to honor America’s veterans. Alton National Cemetery…

  • Bill calls for shoring up policies after deaths at veterans’ home

    Bill calls for shoring up policies after deaths at veterans’ home

    — March 1, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — Two Republican lawmakers on Monday, March 1 unveiled legislation to strengthen internal policies at state-run veterans homes in the case of a disease outbreak, such…

  • Veterans home resident tests positive for Legionnaires’ disease  

    Veterans home resident tests positive for Legionnaires’ disease  

    — December 29, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — A resident at the state-run veterans home in Quincy has tested positive for both COVID-19 and Legionnaires’ disease, according to a news release from the Illinois…

  • Pritzker supports hearings into veterans home outbreak

    Pritzker supports hearings into veterans home outbreak

    — November 30, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Republican lawmakers on Monday, Nov. 30 renewed calls for a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing into the cause of a coronavirus outbreak at the state-run veterans…

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