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…
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…
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…
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’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…
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…
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…
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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