A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there continues to be issues with Legionnaire's disease at the Illinois Veterans Home despite improvements.
The Illinois Senate has voted unanimously to require administrators of state veterans' homes to notify the public within 24 hours of an infectious disease diagnosis.
Documents show that Illinois workplace safety officials reprimanded state veterans' officials for how the agency told staffers about a fatal Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy.
A state task force created by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to address the health and safety concerns at the Illinois Veterans' Home in Quincy issued its final report Tuesday.
Members of the Illinois House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees are urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to deliver a plan by Friday for remedying Legionnaires' disease crisis at the Quincy veterans home.