SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers representing the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, including Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, unveiled new legislation that would allow inspectors general of state agencies…
SPRINGFIELD — Some Republicans in the General Assembly, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, are calling for a criminal investigation into the COVID-19 related deaths at the…
SPRINGFIELD — A joint report from two state agencies and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs found Illinois’ four state-run veterans homes lack standardized infection prevention…
SPRINGFIELD — At a committee hearing Tuesday, March 16 Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs officials reported that all four state-run veterans homes have no staff or residents…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday, Dec. 10 his administration has requested the help of the Illinois National Guard at three of four state-run veterans homes, including…
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…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has named Terry Prince, a 31-year United States Navy veteran with experience leading veterans homes in Ohio, to serve as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’…
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…
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